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This year's ECLAN conference will deal with collection and admissibility of evidence in Europe. Topics are, inter alia, rules on investigation and exclusion of evidence in EU Member States European requirements regarding national rules on evidence; collection and use of evidence in trans-border cases and co-operation between Member States; collection and use of evidence in EPPO cases, etc.

The European arrest warrant (EAW) is the most emblematic instrument of mutual recognition in the field of criminal law. The well-functioning of the EAW is based upon mutual trust, and mutual trust is founded on the presumption that the criminal courts of the EU Member States are independent. What are the consequences for the EAW when the independence of the issuing judicial authority is questioned?

EIPAs yearly conference will fully immerse the participants in the most relevant case law of the past year. Uncover key judgments on several policy areas, as well as on the relationship between the EU and national legal orders. Discover aspects of the EU’s digital transition and connect with legal experts, practitioners, and academics in a dynamic networking environment.

This online seminar will provide an update on the case law of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with regard to the rights of the defence in criminal procedures. It will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on developments in 2023 and 2024. Furthermore, legal practitioners will learn how to successfully file an application with the ECtHR, looking at best practices, dos and don’ts from a defence lawyer’s perspective.

Since 2016, this two-day seminar investigates current worldwide developments in extradition law and cases, including the European Arrest Warrant system.

This hybrid conference will provide legal practitioners and data protection specialists with an update and guidance on new tech regulations and their interplay with GDPR. It will give them insights into how to implement them in practice and an opportunity to discuss the issues at stake with key legal experts. Perspectives on personalized advertising under the GDPR, AI governance, European data spaces, GDPR enforcement and recent case law will also be addressed.

Artificial intelligence (AI) is being used in criminal justice systems increasingly to improve efficiency and accuracy. Although its development is still in its infancy, with expectations often set too high, AI could be beneficial if used to predict crime and as a criminal intelligence tool. However, software programs can malfunction and cause serious harm without being considered – as things stand today – “entities” subject to criminal liability.

This hybrid annual conference will analyse the current European policy and legal framework for countering white collar crime, as well as new legislative proposals. It will discuss recent insights, case studies and best practices at both EU and national levels.

Global sporting events and the revenues from their immediate derivative products, such as television rights and sports betting, have been growing at an exponential rate. A negative side effect of the globalisation of sports has been an increase in abuse of the betting market as a mechanism for money-laundering. This online seminar will analyse current measures to combat sports corruption within the EU and what more can be done to improve the investigation and prosecution of these crimes.

This conference will bring legal practitioners up-to-date by providing an overview of the latest European Union and Council of Europe policy developments, legislative initiatives and case law in the field of fundamental rights and artificial intelligence (AI) systems. At the conference, the focus of discussion will be on the impact of AI on elections and the challenges it poses to litigation in European courts.