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Impact of COVID-19 on Justice from Lawyer Viewpoint – CCBE Actions 
9 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE) started several actions to alert the public to the situation of lawyers following confinement measures during the COVID-19 outbreak. The association published an overview of measures taken in some European countries addressing the impact of … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Special Websites: Impact of COVID-19 on the Justice Field 
9 August 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
The European Commission has established a dedicated website within the European e-Justice portal, which informs judicial authorities, legal practitioners, businesses, and citizens of the measures taken within the European Union in relation to the COVID-19 pandemic and its effects on European justice. The page is … Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN) Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) Judicial Cooperation
Eurojust/EJN: Impact of COVID-19 on Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters 
12 July 2020 (updated 5 years, 8 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EJN and Eurojust compile and regularly update information on the impact of measures taken by governments to combat the spread of COVID-19. This extends to judicial cooperation in criminal matters in the European Union (and Iceland and Norway) and to the way forward. The … Read more
EU Corona Eurojust European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
Council Endorses Start of Negotiations on EU-Japan PNR Deal 
4 May 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 18 February 2020, the Council gave green light to the Commission to start negotiations with Japan on an agreement on the transfer and use of passenger name record (PNR) data. The Council endorsed the respective negotiating directives recommended by the Commission in September 2019 … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation Data Protection
Compilation on Judicial Cooperation under CODVID-19 Available 
5 April 2020
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M.
The EJN is currently collecting and compiling information on the measures taken by the EU Member States in the area of international cooperation in criminal matters under the COVID-19 restrictions. The information is accessible for the EJN Contact Points under the Restricted Area for Contact … Read more
EU European Judicial Network (EJN) Judicial Cooperation
CJEU Transfers Petruhhin Doctrin to EFTA Nationals 
3 April 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 2 April 2020, the Grand Chamber of the CJEU decided that the outcome of the landmark Petruhhin judgment must be applied by analogy to a national of an EFTA State if his/her extradition is sought by a third country. Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Spotlight CJEU Clarifies its Case Law on Concept of “Judicial Authority” Entitled to Issue EAWs 
22 February 2020 (updated 5 years, 6 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 4/2019
On 12 December 2019, the CJEU provided further guidance under which conditions public prosecutor’s offices can be regarded as “issuing judicial authority” within the meaning of Art. 6(1) of the 2002 Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant (FD EAW). Uncertainties were triggered after the … Read more
EU Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
EU-US Reaffirm their Partnership to Tackle Security Threats 
22 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
On 11 December 2019, representatives of the European Union – including new Commissioner for Justice, Didier Reynders, and the Finnish and Croatian ministers of justice and of the interior on behalf of the current and incoming Council Presidencies – met in Washington D.C. with … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
Council Conclusions on Alternative Measures to Detention 
22 February 2020
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
One of the topics high on the agenda of the Finnish EU Council Presidency in the second half of 2019 was the debate on alternative measures to detention (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 109). The topic concerns EU policy debate since many years, but gained … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
FRA Report on Detention Conditions– New Tool for Legal Practitioners Dealing with EAWs 
17 February 2020 (updated 1 year, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2019
In December 2019, FRA published a report on criminal detention conditions in the EU.The report responds to the Commission’s request to compile certain basic information on prison conditions and existing monitoring mechanisms in Member States. FRA stresses that the report does not intend … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
New Online Database on Conditions and Monitoring of Criminal Detention 
17 February 2020 (updated 1 year, 2 months ago)
Cornelia Riehle LL.M. Cornelia Riehle LL.M. in Issue 4/2019
FRA offers a new database on detention conditions in all 28 EU Member States on its website. This new Criminal Detention Database 2015-2019 offers information about selected core aspects of detention conditions such as cell space, sanitary conditions, access to healthcare, and protection against violence. … Read more
EU Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA) European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
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AWARE: Seminar on the European Arrest Warrant and Conditions of Detention  Bremen/Germany, 24-26 October 2019
28 January 2020 (updated 5 years, 2 months ago)
Rhianon Williams Rhianon Williams in Issue 4/2019
The three-day seminar brought together 38 European judicial and legal practitioners and academics from eight EU Member States looking at use of the European Arrest Warrant. It is part of a series of seminars to be continued in Bucharest/Romania and Lisbon/Portugal in 2020. The aim of EAW AWARE is to support, discuss, and build mutual trust and recognition of decisions between neighbouring European judiciaries and to promote consistent use of the EAW tool by European bodies. Read more
EU Fundamental Rights European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
Report
The 2019 Annual Conference on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant  Lake Iseo, Italy, 24-25 June 2019
24 January 2020
Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei Prof. Dr. Stefano Maffei
Legal experts met in Sarnico/Italy for the fourth edition of the international conference to brainstorm on current developments in extradition law and the practice of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). This report summarises the presentations and looks at the Vth edition to be held in June 2020. Read more
European Arrest Warrant Judicial Cooperation
Entry into Force of Surrender Agreement Between European Union and Norway/Iceland 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Christine Götz Christine Götz
On 28 June 2006, the European Union, the Republic of Iceland, and the Kingdom of Norway entered into an agreement on the surrender procedure between the Member States of the European Union and Iceland and Norway. The agreement aims at improving the surrender procedure for … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation
EU Governments Look into Future of Interoperability 
12 January 2020 (updated 6 years, 8 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl
After having agreed on the legal framework of the interoperability of EU Information Systems designed for border/migration control and police/judicial cooperation (see eucrim 2/2019, p. 103), delegations from the Member States’ governments are now discussing further extensions. The Finnish Council Presidency continued discussions that … Read more
EU Judicial Cooperation Police Cooperation Data Protection
Plans for Europol-New Zealand Operational Agreement 
11 January 2020 (updated 1 year, 10 months ago)
Thomas Wahl Thomas Wahl in Issue 3/2019
Together with its 20th progress report towards an effective and genuine Security Union, the European Commission addressed a recommendation to the Council to authorise the opening of negotiations for an EU-New Zealand agreement. The initiative aims to allow Europol and New Zealand law enforcement … Read more
Europol Judicial Cooperation Law Enforcement Cooperation