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Demystifying the trust problem in EU criminal law: enhancing mutual trust by harmonising criminal procedural rights?

Auke's research project deals with the issue of mutual trust in EU criminal law. It is particularly examining the exact role and function of a concept of trust in criminal justice cooperation between EU Member States on the basis of mutual recognition. The thesis aims to critically analyse the (over)use of the term 'trust' in the EU's criminal law discourse and the contradiction trust presumption-trust building . A two-fold approach should lead to a thorough assessment of 'mutual trust'. Firstly, a multi-disciplinary assessment of trust in social science literature will shine light on the concept of trust. Following, a comparative EU-USA study will examine how states in the USA cooperate in criminal justice matters and whether a concept of trust is involved. Such a study is warranted as cooperation between US states in criminal justice matters is more mature and can lead to valuable insights.

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Author: Auke Willems

University/Institution: Vrije Universiteit Brussel and Université libre de Bruxelles

Short bio: After graduating with a degree in Law (LLB) from the University of Amsterdam, Auke successfully completed an LLM in International Law at the University of Edinburgh, in which he focussed on international criminal law and wrote his dissertation on the EU-US Extradition Agreement. He then went to the University of Glasgow, where he wrote his LLM by research thesis on the topic of European criminal law. Auke is currently a PhD candidate at the Vrije Universiteit Brussel and at the Université libre de Bruxelles. He is a member of the research group Fundamental Rights and Constitutionalism, and has been involved in various research projects (for example PHAEDRA on data protection law). Auke is also an editorial assistant with the New Journal of European Criminal Law. During the 2014-2015 academic year he has conducted comparative research as a visiting scholar at Columbia University Law School.

Email: auke.willems@vub.ac.be

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Phd Document

Provisional title: Demystifying the trust problem in EU criminal law: enhancing mutual trust by harmonising criminal procedural rights?

Name of supervisor/s: Paul De Hert and Anne Weyembergh

Language: English

Starting date: 2013-01-15

Excpected end date: 2016-12-31