EU Case Law

Prohibition on being tried twice for the same acts also applies to a conviction which could never have been directly enforced. This interpretation intends to ensure that no one is prosecuted for the same acts in several Member States on account of his having exercised his right to freedom of movement

The Court of First Instance annuls Council Decision 2008/583/EC of 15 July 2008 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against certain...

The Court explains the scope of the specialty rule which states that a person surrendered under a European Arrest Warrant for the purpose of prosecution for a criminal offence may be prosecuted...

The Articles 2 and 3 of Council Framework Decision on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings are to be interpreted as not obliging a national court to permit the victim to be heard as a...

The Court annuls the Council Regulation freezing Mr Kadi and Al Barakaat’s funds. Setting aside the judgments of the Court of First Instance, the Court rules that the Community judicature has...

The Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant does not prevent the application by France of the 1996 convention on extradition. Article 32 of the EAW Framework Decision must be...

Article 4(6) of Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, which provides for a ground for optional non-execution of a EAW when...