Summer Course on European Criminal Justice
  • Latest Developments in Digitalisation, AI, e-Evidence & Cross-Border Cooperation


Objective

This online summer course over five half-days will introduce legal practitioners to practical aspects of European criminal justice. Participants will gain a comprehensive understanding of EU criminal law instruments, mutual recognition mechanisms, and the roles of key EU actors. 

The course will also explore cross-border cooperation tools, digitalisation, AI applications, and procedural safeguards, emphasising their real-world application in investigations, prosecutions, and enforcement. By combining case examples, discussions, and expert insights, the course aims to equip practitioners with the knowledge and skills to navigate the evolving landscape of European criminal justice.  

Key topics

  • The institutional framework of European criminal justice 
  • Mutual recognition in EU criminal law, including the EAW, EIO, EPO and CJEU case law 
  • EU crimes and enforcement priorities, including cybercrime and corruption 
  • Cross-border evidence and assets: e-evidence, freezing & confiscation, JITs 
  • Digitalisation and AI in cross-border criminal cooperation (e-CODEX, eEDES) 
  • Europol, Eurojust, EJN, the EPPO and AMLA and their evolving mandates 
  • Transfer of proceedings and enforcement of criminal sentences 
  • Procedural safeguards, victims’ rights, and defence rights under EU law

Who should attend?

Judges, prosecutors, defence lawyers, police officers and civil servants seeking an introduction to European criminal justice.

Interactive Online Summer Course

The summer course will be hosted on the Zoom videoconferencing platform. You will be able to interact immediately and directly withour top-quality speakers and other participants.
  • You experience our speakers live as in a face-to-face event.
  • Discuss your own questions with participants from other countries and professions.
  • Participants receive a link to all the necessary seminar documents before the course.
  • Technical support during your participation.
  • No travelling, no overnight stay - you save time and money.

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