Publications

This book explains the origins, structure and functioning of the European Convention on Human Rights, and its position in the overall system of protection of human rights in Europe. It discusses and analyses the composition, functions and procedure of the Court of Human Rights. It clarifies the scope of each of the rights and freedoms laid down by the Convention by reference to the case law of...

Article 50 of the Charter of Fundamental Rights contains the ne bis in idem principle. The extent to which that principle also applies to the relationships between Member States and the...

Legal ethics is important for the daily work of attorneys; yet, it hardly receives enough attention in the training of lawyers. This article seeks to show how legal ethics matters and which...

Irene Wieczorek analyses victims’ rights protection legislation at EU level. Focusing her study on the Council framework decision 2001/220/JHA, the author notes the imbalance between the strong...

This contribution looks at the concept of privacy impact assessments (PIA) from a human rights viewpoint within the European context. It explores the possibilities and limits of PIA by identifying...

The article analyses what the third EU Directive on AML (anti-money laundering) and risk management means in terms of democratic accountability when the banking sector is given a role that is...

This study explores two major issues posed by victims' rights in contemporary criminal justice systems: the types of rules that should be adopted to strengthen the role of victims of crime in the...