Criminal Justice Notes
Expert insights into significant, contemporary developments in criminal law, policing and criminal procedure in the UK, Ireland and the EU
  • Home
  • About

Category: EU and international

EU-UK Agreement: Criminal Law Aspects

By Andrea Shieber | 05 January 2021

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

EAW and a judicial authority

By Andrea Shieber | 03 December 2020

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

Criminal Law Strict Liability in EU Regs

By Andrea Shieber | 02 November 2020

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

Prosecuting police complaints in Jamaica

By Andrea Shieber | 28 May 2020

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

Enforcing a suspended sentence across EU Member States

By Andrea Shieber | 30 April 2020

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

The European Arrest Warrant and the double criminality rule

By Andrea Shieber | 25 March 2020

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

Arrest for anticipated breach of the peace

By Andrea Shieber | 31 October 2019

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 European Chief Prosecutor

By Andrea Shieber | 27 September 2019

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

European Arrest Warrant

By Andrea Shieber | 02 April 2019

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

UK Port and Border Controls

By Andrea Shieber | 02 April 2019

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

  • ← Older posts

Recent Posts

  • Major expansion of Garda powers

    POLICING

  • Comprehensive Garda Reform – Again

    POLICING

  • Combating Garda corruption

    POLICING

  • Mandatory minimum sentences

    CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

  • Case Management in Irish Criminal Trials

    CRIMINAL LAW AND PROCEDURE

Recent Comments

    Archives

    Categories

    • criminal law and procedure
    • EU and international
    • policing
    The views expressed in this blog are not necessarily those of the University of Kent. More about Kent blogs and blogging guidelines. Report concern