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The ICC launches an investigation into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine
The International Criminal Court has now launched an investigation into Russia’s invasion of Ukraine. However, neither Ukraine nor Russia are State Parties to the Court’s Treaty, calling into question the jurisdiction of the Court.
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Overview of the Equinox report on structural racism in law enforcement in the EU
The way in which law enforcement is conducted has come under scrutiny recently. Especially with international civil rights movements such as Black Lives Matter highlighting the need to address and uphold the fundamental rights of all people when interacting with law enforcement. This article focuses on The Equinox Initiative for ...
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Intelligence sharing and legal cooperation in the aftermath of the UK-EU TCA deal By Stefania Paladini and Ignazio Castellucci
A few months in the post-Brexit world, with the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) now signed and ratified by the EU Parliament, the question about what is going to happen in terms of intelligence sharing, and more in general in legal cooperation between the EU and the UK, has ...
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Surrender Provisions – Refusal to Surrender under the EU-UK TCA
Following the EU-UK Trade and Cooperation Agreement (TCA) there have been potential issues raised surrounding effective law enforcement cooperation, in relation to the lack of European Arrest Warrants and loss of information provided by SIS II. However, what is also a main concern is the ability of EU Member States ...
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Spotlight on the CCBE activities in the area of Criminal Law
The Council of Bars and Law Societies of Europe (CCBE), represents the bars and law societies of 45 countries, and through them more than 1 million European lawyers. Criminal law is one of the areas in which the CCBE is particularly active through its Criminal Law Committee which has been ...