Improving the European Arrest Warrant / Renata Barbosa, Vincent Glerum, and Hans Kijlstra.

Format:

Book

Author/Creator:

Barbosa, Renata, author.

Glerum, Vincent, author.

Kijlstra, Hans, author.

Language:

English

Subjects (All):

Detention of persons--Europe.

Detention of persons.

Physical Description:

1 online resource (420 pages)

Edition:

First edition.

Place of Publication:

The Hague, Netherlands : Eleven, [2023]

Summary:

The ImprovEAW-project concerns European Arrest Warrant proceedings in seven Member States (Belgium, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, the Netherlands, Poland and Romania).Maastricht Law Series No.23 contains the country reports for Greece, the Netherlands and Poland.

Contents:

Intro

Table of Contents

1 Introduction

1.1 The ImprovEAW project

1.2 Genesis of the report

1.3 Brief outline of the report

2 Transposition and implementation of the Framework Decision

2.1 Introduction

2.2 Infringement procedures

2.3 Grounds for refusal and guarantees

2.3.1 Mandatory grounds

2.3.2 Optional grounds

2.3.3 Guarantees

2.3.4 Incorrect transposition of optional grounds to mandatory ones and vice versa

2.3.5 Additional grounds for refusal

2.3.6 Distinction based on nationality

2.4 Human rights concerns and detention conditions: the two-step test

2.5 Issuing an EAW

2.5.1 Issuing judicial authorities

2.5.2 Preparation of the EAW

2.5.3 National judicial decision (proportionality)

2.5.4 Proportionality of issuing an EAW

2.5.5 Execution-EAWs: coherence between legal instruments

2.5.6 Proportionality revisited

2.5.6.1 Introduction

2.5.6.2 Proportionality of the EAW is more than proportionality of a NAW

2.5.6.3 Factors determining proportionality and the interests of justice

2.5.6.4 Formal requirement: judicial review

2.5.7 Dual level of protection

2.6 Executing an EAW

2.6.1 Executing judicial authorities

2.6.2 Prosecutors as executing judicial authority

2.6.3 Proportionality of executing an EAW

2.7 Central authorities

2.8 Language requirements

2.9 Conditional surrender

2.10 Recommendations

3 The EAW-form

3.1 Introduction

3.1.1 EAW-form

3.1.2 Validity of the EAW

3.1.3 EAW-form and the decision on the execution of an EAW

3.1.4 Recommendations regarding the EAW-form in general

3.2 Section (a) of the EAW-form

3.2.1 Legal framework

3.2.2 Section (a) in practice

3.2.2.1 Difficulties on the issuing side

3.2.2.2 Difficulties on the executing side

3.2.3 Recommendations regarding section (a).

3.3 Section (b) of the EAW-form

3.3.1 Legal framework

3.3.1.1 Introduction

3.3.1.2 Judicial decision

3.3.1.3 Enforceable judicial decision

3.3.1.4 Judicial decision 'coming with the scope of Articles 1 and 2'

3.3.1.5 Objectives of Art. 8(1)(c) of FD 2002/584/JHA

3.3.1.6 Arrest warrant or enforceable judicial decision having the same effect

3.3.1.7 Enforceable judgment

3.3.2 Section (b) in practice

3.3.2.1 Difficulties on the issuing side

3.3.2.2 Difficulties on the executing side

3.3.3 Recommendations regarding section (b)

3.3.3.1 Revocation of a suspended sentence/parole

3.3.3.2 Offences not covered by the national arrest warrant

3.3.3.3 'Finality' and 'enforceability'

3.4 Section (c) of the EAW-form

3.4.1 Legal framework

3.4.1.1 Introduction

3.4.1.2 Accessory surrender

3.4.1.2.1 Accessory extradition

3.4.1.2.2 Potential scope for accessory surrender

3.4.1.2.3 Accessory surrender allowed?

3.4.1.3 Sentence which may be imposed

3.4.1.3.1 Length of the sentence

3.4.1.3.2 Inchoate offences and participation

3.4.1.3.3 Multiple offences

3.4.1.4 Sentence which was imposed

3.4.1.4.1 Length of the sentence

3.4.1.4.2 Adding up sentences to reach the threshold

3.4.1.4.3 Single sentence for multiple offences: partial refusal

3.4.2 Section (c) in practice

3.4.2.1 Accessory surrender in practice

3.4.2.2 Sentence which may be imposed

3.4.2.2.1 Length of the sentence

3.4.2.2.2 Inchoate offences and participation

3.4.2.2.3 Multiple offences

3.4.2.3 Sentence which was imposed

3.4.2.3.1 Length of the sentence

3.4.2.3.2 Adding up sentences to reach the threshold

3.4.2.3.3 Single sentence for multiple offences: partial refusal

3.4.3 Recommendations regarding section (c)

3.4.3.1 Correlating offences with sentences: cumulative sentences.

3.4.3.2 Accessory surrender

3.4.3.3 Thresholds of Art. 2(1) of FD 2002/584/JHA

3.4.3.4 Sentence which was imposed

3.4.3.4.1 Length of the sentence

3.4.3.4.2 Adding up individual sentences of less than four months

3.5 Section (d) of the EAW

3.5.1 Legal framework

3.5.2 Section (d) in practice

3.5.3 Recommendations regarding section (d)

3.6 Section (e)

3.6.1 Legal framework

3.6.1.1 Introduction

3.6.1.2 The concept 'offence'

3.6.1.3 The structure of section (e)

3.6.1.3.1 The structure in general

3.6.1.3.2 Description of the offence

3.6.1.4 Listed offences

3.6.1.4.1 Introduction

3.6.1.4.2 Custodial sentence of three years

3.6.1.4.3 Description

3.6.1.4.4 Review

3.6.1.5 Ne bis in idem

3.6.1.5.1 Introduction

3.6.1.5.2 The 'same acts'

3.6.1.5.3 Ex officio application?

3.6.1.6 Double criminality

3.6.1.6.1 Introduction

3.6.1.6.2 Assessment of double criminality

3.6.1.6.3 Temporal point of reference

3.6.1.6.4 Refusal on account of lack of double criminality

3.6.1.7 Prosecution in the executing Member State for the same acts

3.6.1.7.1 Introduction

3.6.1.7.2 The 'same act'

3.6.1.8 Statute-barred criminal prosecution or punishment

3.6.1.8.1 Introduction

3.6.1.8.2 Temporal point of reference

3.6.2 Section (e) in practice

3.6.2.1 The structure of section (e)

3.6.2.1.1 The structure in general

3.6.2.1.2 Description of the offence

3.6.2.2 Listed offences

3.6.2.2.1 Introduction

3.6.2.2.2 Custodial sentence of three years

3.6.2.2.3 Description

3.6.2.2.4 Review

3.6.2.3 Ne bis in idem

3.6.2.3.1 Transposition

3.6.2.3.2 The 'same acts

3.6.2.3.3 Ex officio application?

3.6.2.4 Double criminality

3.6.2.4.1 Transposition

3.6.2.4.2 Assessment of double criminality

3.6.2.4.3 Temporal point of reference.

3.6.2.4.4 Refusal on account of lack of double criminality

3.6.2.5 Prosecution in the executing Member State for the 'same acts'

3.6.2.5.1 Transposition

3.6.2.5.2 The 'same act'

3.6.2.6 Statute-barred criminal prosecution or punishment

3.6.2.6.1 Transposition

3.6.2.5.2 Temporal point of reference

3.6.3 Recommendations regarding section (e)

3.6.3.1 Structure of section (e)

3.6.3.2 Listed offences

3.6.3.3 Ne bis in idem

3.6.3.4 Double criminality

3.6.3.5 Statute-barred criminal prosecution or punishment

3.7 Section (f) of the EAW-form

3.7.1 Legal framework

3.7.1.1 Introduction

3.7.1.2 Information about extraterritoriality

3.7.1.3 Information about (interruption of periods of) time limitation

3.7.1.4 Other information

3.7.2 Section (f) in practice

3.7.2.1 Information provided by the issuing side

3.7.2.2 Information encountered by and wished for by the executing side

3.7.2.3 Difficulties with Art. 4(7)(b) of FD 2002/584/JHA

3.7.3 Recommendations regarding section (f)

3.8 Section (g) of the EAW-form

3.8.1 Legal framework

3.8.2 Section (g) in practice

3.8.2.1 Difficulties on the issuing side

3.8.2.2 Difficulties on the executing side

3.8.3 Recommendations regarding section (g)

3.9 Section (h) of the EAW-form

3.9.1 Legal framework

3.9.2 Section (h) in practice

3.9.2.1 Difficulties on the issuing side

3.9.2.2 Difficulties on the executing side

3.9.3 Recommendations regarding section (h)

3.10 Section (i) of the EAW-form

3.10.1 Legal framework

3.10.1.1 Introduction

3.10.2 Section (i) in practice

3.10.2.1 Difficulties on the issuing side

3.10.2.2 Difficulties on the executing side

3.10.3 Recommendations regarding section (i)

4 Problems not directly related to the EAW-form

4.1 Introduction.

4.2 Supplementary information - Art. 15(2)-(3) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.2.1 Legal framework

4.2.1.1 When to use Art. 15 (2) and (3) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.2.1.2 Type of information

4.2.1.3 Which authority should provide the information?

4.2.2 Legal practice

4.2.2.1 Authority that requests or provides supplementary information

4.2.2.2 Authority requesting the supplementary information

4.2.2.3 Proprio motu - Art. 15(3) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.2.2.4 Type of information requested with Art. 15(2) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.3 Detention conditions and deficiencies in the system of justice

4.3.1 Legal framework

4.3.1.1 Detention conditions

4.3.1.2 Deficiencies in the system of justice

4.3.2 Legal practice

4.3.2.1 Uneven trigger - uneven effect

4.3.2.2 Aranyosi and Caldararu test

4.3.2.3 Minister for Justice and Equality (Deficiencies in the system of justice) test

4.3.2.4 Sources to establish in abstracto risk

4.3.2.5 Supplementary information

4.3.2.6 Miscellaneous issues

4.4 Guarantee of return - Art. 5(3) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.4.1 Legal framework

4.4.2 Legal practice

4.4.2.1 Implementation

4.4.2.2 Which instrument covers the return?

4.4.2.3 Consent and distinction between nationals/non-nationals

4.4.2.4 Authority

4.4.2.5 Uniform text for the guarantee

4.4.2.6 Other procedural steps and procedure of return

4.5 Time limits - Art. 17 of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.5.1 Legal framework

4.5.2 Legal Practice

4.5.2.1 Availability of data

4.5.2.2 The special case of the Netherlands

4.5.2.3 Informing Eurojust

4.5.2.4 Fixing a time limit for complying with the request of Art. 15(2) of FD 2002/584/JHA

4.6 Recommendations

4.7 New structures of cooperation in criminal matters with and within the EU

4.7.1 Surrender to and from Iceland and Norway

4.7.1.1 The legal framework.

4.7.1.2 The Agreement in practice.

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ISBN:

94-001-1187-8

OCLC:

1372395933