- Directive
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Case T-312/17 on access to documents regarding the implementation of directive 2010/64/EU in a certain member state, Liam Campbell, Judgement of the Court (Eighth Chamber), 5. December 2018
Case C 278/16 on directive 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation in criminal proceedings, Frank Sleutjes, Judgement of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 12. October 2017
Case C-25/15 on directive 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation in criminal proceedings, István Balogh, Judgement of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 9. June 2016
Case C-216/14 on directive 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation in criminal proceedings, Gavril Covaci, Judgement of the Court (First Chamber), 15. October 2015
Key issues of the right to interpretation and translation
„The Right to Interpretation and Translation in Criminal Proceedings – Challenges and Difficulties Stemming from the Implementation of the Directive 2010/64/EU”, Maciej Fingas, European Criminal Law Review (EuCLR), Volume 9 (2019), Issue 2, pp. 175-186
„The right to interpretation and translation within criminal proceedings in the European Union. Comparative examination. Critical opinions.”, Bogdan Bîrzu, Juridical Tribune – Tribuna Juridică, Volume 6, Issue 1, Bucharest, June 2016
TRAINAC - Assessment, good practices and recommendations on the right to interpretation and translation, the right to information, and the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings (April 2016)
FRA Rights of suspected and accused persons across the EU: translation, interpretation and information (2016)
„To have an Interpreter – A Right to a Fair Trial Evaluation of Personal Evidence obtained by the Help of an Interpreter”, Csilla Hati, Comparative Legilinguistics, vol. 28/2016
KU Leuven Studies - CHILDREN AND JUSTICE: OVERCOMING LANGUAGE BARRIERS - Cooperation in interpreter-mediated questioning of minors (Katalin Balogh and Heidi Salaets 2015)
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, Roadmap Practitioner Tools, Interpretation and Translation Directive, Assessment of interpretation needs, Quality of police station interpretation, The “third language issue”, Translation of essential documents, March 2015
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the implementation of Directive 2010/64/EU
The impact of Directive 2010/64/EU on the right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings by Liese Katschinka Eulita
Reflection Forum on Multilingualism and Interpreter Training – Final Report (2009)
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- Case Law
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Case C-615/18, Criminal Procedure against UY, Amtsgericht Kehl, Staatsanwaltschaft Offenburg, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 14 May 2020 (not available in EN)
Case C-704/18, Criminal Proceedings against Nikolay Kolev and others, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 February 2020
Case C 467/18, Rayonna prokuratura Lom, Judgment of the Court of 19 September 2019
Case C-646/17 on directive 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings, Gianluca Moro, Judgement of the Court (First Chamber), 13 June 2019
Case C 646/17, Gianluca Moro, Opinion of the AG Bobek, 05 February 2019
Joined Cases C‑124/16, C‑188/16 and C‑213/16 on Directive 2012/13/EU on the right to information in criminal proceedings Ianos Tranca, Tanja Reiter and Ionel Opria, Judgment of 22 March 2017 (Fifth Chamber)
Key issues of the right to information
„The right to information within the criminal proceedings in the European Union. Comparative examination. Critical opinions.”, Ioana-Minodora Rusu, Juridical Tribune – Tribuna Juridică, Volume 6, Special Issue, Bucharest, October 2016
FRA Rights of suspected and accused persons across the EU: translation, interpretation and information (2016)
Key issues of the right to information under directive 2012/13/EU by Anneli Soo, PhD
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, “Right to Information Directive, The Letter of Rights; Right to Information on the Accusation; Right of Access to the Case File; Witnesses & other Non-Suspects”, Roadmap Practitioner Tools
- Directive
- Case Law
- Papers, Reports & Links
- Speakers' contributions
Case C-704/18, Criminal Proceedings against Nikolay Kolev and others, Judgment of the Court (Fifth Chamber) of 12 February 2020
Case C-659/18, Criminal Proceedings against VW, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 12 March 2020
Case C-625/19 PPU (XD), Rechtbank Amsterdam, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 12 December 2019
Joined Cases C-566/19 PPU (JR) and C-626/19 PPU (YC), Cour d'appel Luxembourg and Rechtbank Amsterdam, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 12 December 2019
Case C-659/18 on directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings, VW, Final Proposal of the Advocate General, 07. November 2019
Case C-467/18 on directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings, EP, Judgement of the court (Third Chamber), 19. September 2019
Opinion of Advocate General Sharpston, delivered on 10 March 2016, Case C 543/14
Key issues of the right to access to a lawyer
““Due legal representation” of a requested Person in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings – Remarks from the Polish Perspective”, Małgorzata Wąsek-Wiaderek, Review of European and Comparative Law, Volume XLI, Year 2020, Issue 2, pp. 35-54
European Agency for Fundamental Rights (FRA), Rights in practice: access to a lawyer and procedural rights in criminal and European arrest warrant proceedings, Vienna, 27 September 2019
Report from the Commission to the European parliament and the council on the implementation of Directive 2013/48/EU on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and in European arrest warrant proceedings, and on the right to have a third person informed upon deprivation of liberty and to communicate with third persons and with consular authorities while deprived of liberty, Brussels, 26 September 2019
Bulgarian Helsinki Committee, Right to a lawyer and to legal aid in criminal proceedings in five European jurisdictions: A comparative report, Sofia, 2019
TRAINAC - Assessment, good practices and recommendations on the right to interpretation and translation, the right to information, and the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings (April 2016)
The Irish Council for Civil Liberties, “The EU Directive on the Right of Access to a Lawyer: A Guide for Practitioners”, Pia Janning, Dublin, March 2015
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- Case Law
- Papers, Reports & Links
- Speakers' contributions
Case C-688/18, Criminal Proceedings against TX, UW, Judgment of the Court (Sixth Chamber) of 13 February 2020
Case C-653/19 PPU, Criminal Proceedings against DK, Judgment of the Court (First Chamber) of 28 November 2019
Case C-467/19, Criminal Proceedings against QR, Order of the Court (Second Chamber) of 24 September 2019
Case C 467/18, Rayonna prokuratura Lom, Judgment of the Court (Third Chamber) of 19 September 2019
Case C 377/18, AH a. o., Judgment of the Court of 05 September 2019
Case C-8/19 PPU, criminal proceedings against RH (presumption of innocence), Decision of the Court (First Chamber), 12. February 2019
Case C‑439/16 PPU, Emil Milev (presumption of innocence), Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 27 October 2016
Key issues of the right to presumption of innocence
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, Roadmap Practitioner Tools, EU Directive on the Presumption of Innocence: Implementation Toolkit, Spring 2017
The European Law Blog, “The Presumption of Innocence (and the Right to be present at Trial) Directive”, Stijn Lamberigts, 03 May 2016
„The Presumption of Innocence and of the Right to be present at Trial in Criminal Proceedings in Directive (EU) 2016/343”, Anita Nagy, European Integration Studies, Volume 12, Number 1 (2016), pp. 5-9
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, Position Paper, Joined Position Paper on the proposed Directive on the strengthening of certain aspects of the Presumption of Innocence and of the Right to be present at Trial in Criminal Proceedings, November 2014
- Directive
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Key issues of the right to procedural safeguards for children
Leiden University, „White Paper on the EU Directive 2016/800 on procedural safeguards for children who are suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings: Key aspects, priorities and challenges for implementation in the EU Member States”, Leiden, 2018
“Right of the Child to Information according to the Directive 2016/800/EU on Procedural Safeguards for Children who are Suspects or Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings, Ivana Radić, EU and Comparative Law Issues and Challenges Series (ECLIC 2), EU Law in Context – Adjustment to Membership and Challenges of the Enlargement, Vol. 2, 2018, pp. 468-491
“The Right to Legal and other Appropriate Assistance for Child Suspects and Accused – Reflections on the Directive on procedural Safeguards for Children who are Suspects or Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings”, S. E. Rap and D. Zlotnik, European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 26 (2018), pp. 110-131
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, Directive on procedural Safeguards for Children who are Suspects or Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings: Implementation Toolkit, Spring 2018
„The Directive on Procedural Safeguards for Children who are Suspects or Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings – Genesis and Descriptive Comments Relating to selected Articles”, Steven Cras, The European Criminal Law Associations' Forum, Issue 2/2016, pp. 109-119
KU Leuven Studies - 1. Cooperation in interpreter-mediated questioning of minors (CO-MINOR-IN/QUEST)
KU Leuven Studies - 2. CO-MINOR-IN/QUEST II
KU Leuven Studies - CHILDREN AND JUSTICE: OVERCOMING LANGUAGE BARRIERS - Cooperation in interpreter-mediated questioning of minors (Katalin Balogh and Heidi Salaets 2015)
Children’s rights and child participation in criminal proceedings, Wendy De Bondt & Heleen Lauwereys
- Directive
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Key issues on the right to legal aid
ERA Forum 2019, pp. 1-5, “10 years after the Roadmap: Procedural rights in criminal proceedings in the EU today”, Cornelia Riehle and Allison Clozel, Trier, 02 September 2019
EUCRIM, Issue 1/2017, pp. 34-45, „The Directive on the Right to Legal Aid in Criminal and EAW Proceedings – Genesis and Description of the Sixth Instrument of the 2009 Roadmap”, Steven Cras, 01 April 2017
Open Society, Justice Initiative, “The European Union embraces a common Approach to legal aid”, Zaza Namoradze, 19 October 2016
Fair Trials, Legal Experts Advisory Panel, EU Directive on Legal Aid for Suspects and Accused Persons in Criminal Proceedings and for Requested Persons in European Arrest Warrant Proceedings, Transposition Toolkit
The National Crime Agency, Wanted from the UK, European Arrest Warrant Statistics, 2019-2020 financial year
The National Crime Agency, Wanted by the UK, European Arrest Warrant Statistics, 2019-2020 financial year
European Criminal Bar Association, Statement of Principles on the use of Video-Conferencing in Criminal Cases in a Post-Covid-19-World, 06 September 2020
European Commission, Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Implementation of Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures between Member States, COM(2020) 270 final, Brussels, 02 July 2020
European Parliament, European Arrest Warrant, Framework for Analysis and preliminary findings on its implementation, van Ballegooji/Krišto, PE 642.814, Brussels, February 2020
InAbsentiEAW, Improving Mutual Recognition of European Arrest Warrants for the Purpose of Executing Judgments Rendered Following a Trial at which the Person concerned did not appear in Person, 2020
European Commission, Commission Staff Working Document, Replies to questionnaire on quantitative information on the practical operation of the European arrest warrant – Year 2017, SWD(2019) 318 final, Brussels, 28 August 2019
European Commission, Commission Notice of 28.09.2017, C(2017) 6389 final, Handbook on how to issue and execute an European Arrest Warrant, Brussels, 28 September 2017
EAW Rights – Analysis of the implementation and operation of the European Arrest Warrant from the point of view of defence practitioners (November 2016)
Council Framework Decision 2009/299/JHA of 26 February 2009 amending Framework Decisions 2002/584/JHA, 2005/214/JHA, 2006/783/JHA, 2008/909/JHA and 2008/947/JHA, thereby enhancing the procedural rights of persons and fostering the application of the principle of mutual recognition to decisions rendered in the absence of the person concerned at the trial (OJ L 81/24; 27.3.2009)
Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States (OJ L 190/1; 18.7.2002, P. 1)
InAbsentiEAW, Research Report, “Improving Mutual Recognition of European Arrest Warrants for the Purpose of Executing Judgements rendered following a Trial at which the person concerned did not appear in person”, Hannah Brodersen, Vincent Glerum and André Klip
InAbsentiEAW, Case-law guide, “Improving Mutual Recognition of European Arrest Warrants for the purpose of executing in Absentia Judgements”
Court of Justice of the European Union, Press Release No 156/19, The Court finds that the French, Swedish and Belgian Public Prosecutor’s Offices satisfy the requirements for issuing a European arrest warrant, and clarifies the scope of the judicial protection afforded to persons referred to in such warrants,Luxembourg, 12 December 2019
Opinion of AG Bobek, delivered on 06 August 2020, Case C-195/20 PPU, XC, der Generalbundesanwalt beim Bundesgerichtshof – Request for preliminary ruling from the Federal Court of Justice, Germany
Case C-897/19 PPU, I.N., Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 02 April 2020
Case C-659/18, VW, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber), 12 March 2020
Case C-314/18, SF, Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 11 March 2020
Case C-183/18, Centraal Justitieel Incassobureau, Ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie (CJIB), Judgment of the Court (First Chamber), 04 March 2020 (Not available in EN)
Case C-717/18, X, Judgment of the Court (Grand Chamber), 03 March 2020
Joined Cases C-566/19 PPU (JR) and C-626/19 PPU (YC), Opinion of AG Campos Sánchez-Bordona, 26 November 2019
Case C-489/19 PPU (NJ), Judgement of the Court (Second Chamber) of 09 October 2019
Case 509/18 (PF), Judgement of the Court (Grand Chamber), 27 May 2019
Court of Justice of the European Union Press Release No 68/19, German public prosecutor’s offices do not provide a sufficient guarantee of independence from the executive for the purposes of issuing a European arrest warrant, Luxembourg, 27 May 2019
Joined Cases C-508/18 (OG) and C-82/19 PPU (PI), Judgement of the Court (Grand Chamber), 24 May 2019
The Guardian Press Release: Dutch court blocks extradition of man to 'inhumane' UK prisons, 10 May 2019
Case 551/18, IK, Judgement of the Court of 06 December 2018 (First Chamber)
CJEU Press Release No 141/18, Judgement in Case C-207/16, Ministerio Fiscal, 2 October 2018
CJEU Press Release No 135/18, Judgement in Case C-327/18 PPU RO, 19 September 2019
Case C‑268/17, AY, Judgement of the Court of 25 July 2018 (Fifth Chamber)
Case C‑220/18 PPU, ML, Judgement of the Court of 25 July 2018 (First Chamber)
Case C 216/18 PPU, LM, Judgement of the Court of 25 July 2018 (Grand Chamber)
InAbsentiEAW, Background Report on the European Arrest Warrant - The Republic of Poland, Magdalena Jacyna, 01 July 2018
Case C-571/17 PPU, Samet Ardic, Judgment of the court of 22 December 2017
C‑270/17 PPU, Tupikas, Judgment of the Court of 10 August 2017 (Fifth Chamber)
Case C‑271/17 PPU, Zdziaszek, Judgment of the Court of 10 August 2017 (Fifth Chamber)
Case C 579/15, Popławski, Judgement of the Court (Fifth Chamber), 29 June 2017
Case C‑640/15, Vilkas, Judgement of the Court (Third Chamber), 25 January 2017
Case C‑477/16 PPU, Kovalkovas, Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 10 November 2016
Case C‑452/16 PPU, Poltorak, Judgement of the Court (Fourth chamber), 10 November 2016
Case C‑453/16 PPU, Özçelik, Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 10 November 2016
Case C‑294/16 PPU, JZ v Śródmieście, Judgement of the Court (Fourth Chamber), 28 July 2016
Case C241/15 Bob-Dogi, Judgment of the Court (Second Chamber) of 1 June 2016
C-108/16 PPU Paweł Dworzecki, Judgment of the Court (Fourth Chamber) of 24 May 2016
Cases C‑404/15 Pál Aranyosi and C‑659/15 PPU Robert Căldăraru, Judgment of 5 April 2016
Case C-237/15 PPU Lanigan, Judgment of 16 July 2015 (Grand Chamber)
Case C-168/13 PPU Jeremy F / Premier ministre, Judgement of the court (Second Chamber), 30 May 2013
Case C-399/11 Stefano Melloni v Ministerio Fiscal, Judgment of of 26 February 2013
Case C-396/11 Ciprian Vasile Radu, Judgment of 29 January 2013
C-261/09 Mantello, Judgement of 16 November 2010
C-123/08 Wolzenburg, Judgement of 6 October 2009
C-388/08 Leymann and Pustovarov, Judgement of 1 December 2008
C-296/08 Goicoechea, Judgement of 12 August 2008
C-66/08 Szymon Kozlowski, Judgement of 17 July 2008
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Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor‘s Office and the Effectiveness of OLAF Investigations, COM(2018) 338 final, Brussels, 23 May 2018
Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the document: Proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council amending Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) as regards cooperation with the European Public Prosecutor‘s Office and the Effectiveness of OLAF Investigations, COM(2018) 338 final, SWD(2018) 251 final, Brussels, 23 May 2018
Roadmap on the Amendment of Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EURATOM) No 1074/1999, Brussels, December 2017
Report from the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Evaluation of the application of Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999, COM(2017) 589 final, Brussels, 02 October 2017
Commission Staff Working Document accompanying the document: Report From the Commission to the European Parliament and the Council on the Evaluation of the application of Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (Euratom) No 1074/1999, COM(2017) 589 final, SWD(2017) 332 final, Brussels, 02 October 2017
Regulation (EU, EURATOM) No 883/2013 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 September 2013 concerning investigations conducted by the European Anti-Fraud Office (OLAF) and repealing Regulation (EC) No 1073/1999 of the European Parliament and of the Council and Council Regulation (EURATOM) No 1074/1999 (OJ L 248/1, 18.09.2013)
The OLAF Website
RAN, Rehabilitation Manual, Rehabilitation of radicalised and terrorist offenders for first line practitioners, June 2020
RAN, Lessons from crime prevention in preventing violent extremism by police, January 2020
RAN P&P Current Challenges of Sentenced Extremists for Prison Regimes, Lisbon 21-22 November 2019
RAN, P&P, Radicalised and terrorist offenders released from prison: involving and preparing communities and families, Helsinki 19 September 2019
Council of the European Union, Draft Council Conclusions on preventing and combating radicalisation in prisons and on dealing with terrorist and violent extremist offenders after release – Adoption, 9366/19, Brussels,16 May 2019
RAN POL, Ex post Paper, What role do police play in the resocialisation & risk management of released former terrorist offenders? Marseille, 08-09 May 2019
RAN P&P Practitioners´ Working Paper, Approaches to countering radicalisation and dealing with violent extremist and terrorist offenders in prisons and probation, 2019
European Court of Auditors, Special Report No 13/2018, Tackling radicalisation that leads to terrorism: The Commission addressed the needs of Member States, but with some shortfalls in coordination and evaluation, Luxembourg, 29 May 2018
RAN Manual, Responses to Returnees: Foreign Terrorist Fighters and their Families, July 2017
RAN Issue Paper, Child Returnees from Conflict Zones, November 2016
RAN Issue Paper, Foreign Fighter Returnees and the reintegration challenge, November 2016
