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 paper focuses on the concept of effective remedy guaranteed in Art. 47 of the Charter. After a brief critical analysis of the judgment of the Court of Justice in Gavanozov II case, it is considered what features a remedy should have in relation...
The article discusses structures of judicial scrutiny in EU cross-border investigations through the lens of the rules applicable to European Investigation Order (EIO) proceedings. These function according to an updated and, thus, more flexible...
The article addresses the issue of the scope of judicial review in the executing State in EIO proceedings. According to the EIO Directive, such a control should operate within the limits of the principle of equivalence with similar domestic cases....
The present article discusses possible improvements in the field of circulation of cross-border evidence in Europe. It begins with an overview of the developments of the different channels for evidence circulation, by differentiating informal...
The aim of the article is to present selected issues related to the hearing of a minor victim on the basis of the EIO. Conducting this investigative measure, the requirements of which may be strictly defined in national law and at the same time...
This article concerns the issue of gathering of evidence by the EPPO in cross-border investigations conducted with the participation of Polish procedural organs, with special focus on the search of private premises. The first part of the...