EU Case Law

Despite the removal of his/her name from the list, a person who was the subject of a measure freezing funds retains an interest in it being annulled by the Courts of the EU. Recognition of the illegality can constitute a form of reparation for the non-material harm suffered. [An appeal was brought against the General Court’s judgment (Case T-127/09 of 28 February 2012). When the...

EU law, i.e. the   directive  on the prevention of the use of the financial system for the purpose of money laundering and terrorist financing,  does not preclude Spanish...

The surrender of a person to the judicial authorities of another Member State pursuant to a European arrest warrant cannot be made subject to the possibility of judicial review of the conviction...

The Court explains the field of application of the Charter of Fundamental Rights and interprets the principle preventing a person from being punished twice. That principle does not preclude a...

The executing judicial authorities cannot refuse to execute a European arrest warrant issued for the purposes of conducting a criminal prosecution on the ground that the requested person was not...

The Court of Justice sets aside the judgment of the General Court which annulled the inclusion of Al-Aqsa in the list of persons and entities whose funds have been frozen.  The measures...

A Member State cannot restrict solely to its own nationals the non-execution of a European arrest warrant with a view to enforcing in its territory a custodial sentence imposed in another Member...