The European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) is a leading group of independent criminal defence lawyers in the Council of Europe

The project website was an initiative of the ECBA to provide criminal defence lawyers with practical and practice-based information about European Arrest Warrant (EAW) surrender cases. It was developed within the scope of the European Arrest Warrant Project (Eurowarrant.net), coordinated by the T.M.C. Asser Institute. As a consortium partner in this project, the ECBA focused on the defence rights of suspects in surrender proceedings.

This website primarily focuses on the following items:

  • Basic Criminal Procedural Law: detailing the basic elements of criminal procedure in each EU Member State.
  • EAW-Case Law: comprehensive summary case reports of case law concerning the EAW, with a focus on defence rights of suspects and, where possible, a link to the original judgment.
  • Conferences: overview of noteworthy conferences and expert meetings concerning the EAW.

PLEASE NOTE THAT NOTWITHSTANDING THE SUCCESS OF THE INITIAL PROJECT, AGIS FUNDING WAS NOT OBTAINED BY THE MAIN CO-ORDINATING PARTNER, THE T.M.C. ASSER INSTITUTE, IN ORDER TO MAINTAIN THE WEBSITE WHICH HAS BEEN DISCONTINUED FOR THE TIME BEING.  THE ECBA IS INTERESTED IN HEARING FROM ORGANISATIONS WHO WOULD BE WILLING TO BECOME A LEADING PARTNER IN CONTINUING THIS WORTHWHILE PROJECT.

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