Category: EU and international

Introduction Prior to its departure from the EU, the UK was a party to a substantial and complex body of EU measures aimed at delivering … Read more

Introduction The European arrest warrant (EAW) is an instrument for the surrender of a person from one EU Member State to another for the purpose … Read more

Introduction English law applies a presumption in favour of mens rea for criminal offences. What that means is that the prosecution will normally have to … Read more

Introduction In Commissioner of the Independent Commission of Investigations v Police Federation and Others (Jamaica)  [2020] UKPC 11, the Judicial Committee of the Privy Council … Read more

Introduction One of the fundamental aims of the EU is the establishment of an area of freedom, security and justice encompassing its Member States. Within … Read more

Introduction Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA introduced the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) to provide a speedier and more simplified extradition facility between EU Member States. It … Read more

Context From time to time the police have to deal with a situation in which one or a few persons exercising their right to engage … Read more

The appointment The prospects of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) being operational before the end of 2020 were significantly advanced last week when the … Read more

Basic principles The European arrest warrant (EAW) is an instrument for the surrender of a person from one EU Member to another for the purpose … Read more

Facts of the Beghal case In a decision handed down a few weeks ago in Beghal v United Kingdom (App. no.4755/16), the Grand Chamber of … Read more