The European Criminal Law Review (EuCLR) is a journal dedicated to the development of European Criminal Law and the cooperation in criminal matters within the European Union. In these areas the Lisbon Treaty has supposedly brought about the most important changes and also the greatest challenges for the future.It is the journal’s ambition to provide a primary forum for comprehensive discussion and critical analysis of all questions arising in relation to European Criminal Law. It will include articles and relevant material on topics such as- the harmonisation of national criminal law in consideration of European legal instruments,- the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition in the area of cooperation in criminal matters and the development towards the creation of a European Public Prosecutor,- the emergence of a balanced European Criminal Policy based on fundamental rights, freedom and democracy with particular reference to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.
The competence for issuing a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a hot topic at the moment. It has been the subject of four rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) alone in 2019. These are preceded by three more rulings on the same...
The purpose of this paper is to analyze the tools of diversion that some States have already introduced in the proceedings against the companies. The premise from which the analysis moves is represented by the assertion that, even if the principle...
Protecting the human rights of individuals facing criminal proceedings is an essential element of the rule of law. It is also a cornerstone for strengthening trust between EU Member States and, therefore, for ensuring effective judicial cooperation...
The cross-border gathering of evidence within the European Union raises a vast amount of practical questions. With adoption of the Directive 2014/41/EU on 3 April 2014, the European Parliament and the Council of the European Union try to respond to...
Prima facie, the implementation of European prison law rules and European Court rulings seems to be facilitated by the French legal structure since it views international and European law as having primacy over national norms. However, in a written...
In Reference to the Application of Ostia Developers Ltd et al., the High Court of Cyprus dealt with the issue of whether an accused in a private prosecution has a right to access the materials of the case. The Court held that under Article 7 of...