Objective
This course will introduce lawyers to practical aspects of European criminal justice.
Key topics
- The institutional framework of European criminal justice under the Lisbon Treaty
- European criminal justice and Brexit
- The competence and jurisdiction of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU)
- The future architecture of European criminal justice: roles and tasks of Eurojust, the European Judicial Network, Europol, and the forthcoming European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO)
- EU legislation regarding serious cross-border crime such as trafficking in human beings, migrant smuggling, terrorism, and cybercrime
- The rights to interpretation and translation, information, access to a lawyer, legal aid, and procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings
- The European Investigation Order and its impact on the EU’s legal framework regarding the obtaining of foreign evidence
- Current issues regarding the European Arrest Warrant
- Measures relating to pre-trial detention, custodial sentences, supervision of probation measures and alternative sanctions
- Minimum standards for victims and the European Protection Order
Visit to the European Court of Justice
Participants in this summer course will also have the opportunity to attend a hearing at the CJEU in Luxembourg.
Who should attend?
Judges, public prosecutors, defence lawyers, police officers and civil servants seeking an introduction to European criminal justice.
Fees in €:
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EU and ERA patrons
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Young lawyers and other groups
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Members of AIJA
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Registration
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More details about the fees and discounts
Early registration discounts
10 % before 19.05.2017
20 % before 19.04.2017
Discounts available
25 % - For young lawyers up to 30 years of age (important: the
participant must provide a copy or details of his or her passport or
identity card on registration); Full-time staff of universities or
comparable academic institutions; Staff of charitable organisations or
comparable institutions
40 % - Staff of European Union institutions and agencies;
Staff of ERA’s patrons (Austria, Bulgaria, Croatia, Cyprus, Czech
Republic, Denmark, Finland, France, Germany and the German states, Greece,
Hungary, Ireland, Italy, Latvia, Lithuania, Luxembourg, Malta, the Netherlands, Poland,
Portugal, Romania, Scotland, Slovakia, Slovenia, Spain, Sweden, United
Kingdom, City of Trier)
40 % - For Fellows of the European Law Institute
50 % - For members of AIJA (International Association of Young Lawyers)