EuCLR European Criminal Law Review

In its Aranyosi and Căldăraru judgment, the Court of Justice of the EU (CJEU) recognized explicitly for the first time the possibility for executing judicial authorities to deny the execution of European Arrest Warrants (EAWs) when there is a...

The subject of this article is cross-border electronic evidence gathering. First, the process of recognition and execution of the European Production Order will be examined, followed by the process of non-execution of the European Production Order...

On 1 December 2020, the Council of the European Union has adopted conclusions on ‘the European arrest warrant and extradition procedures - current challenges and the way forward’. They represent the Council’s response to the ongoing debate on...

The present report was drafted for the IV Working Group that was engaged on the very current topic of the decision on the surrender/extradition to third (non-EU) States of own nationals, EU citizens and persons residing in the execution State. This...

Mutual recognition is the rule which guides cooperation in criminal matters within the European Union. Whilst intended to facilitate and make cooperation faster, the Court of Justice has done exactly the opposite in its case law. It has raised the...

The participation system of the victims is a paradigm shift in traditional criminal justice. The victims did not always have the opportunity to actively participate in criminal cases. Human rights movements in late 1980s’ resulted in victims’...