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European Arrest Warrant: enough is enough
- SOURCE: Law Society GazetteApril 18 2011
Law Society Gazette - Jonathan Goldsmith
Julian Assange of Wikileaks is not the only one who thinks there are flaws in the working of the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).
He has been joined now by no less than the Commissioner of Justice, Viviane Reding, on the occasion of the third European Commission report on the implementation of the EAW.
There have been grave reservations about the use of the EAW for some time.
Fair Trials International has recently listed some of the problems.
Related Pages
- EUROPEAN COMMISSION CRITICISES “DISPROPORTIONATE” USE OF ARREST WARRANT The European Commission expresses concerns about the way the European Arrest Warrant is being used across Europe.
- The European Arrest Warrant seven years on – the case for reform Detailed report on the operation of the European Arrest Warrant and the necessary reforms to the system at EU level
- The European Arrest Warrant Our casework repeatedly demonstrates the human cost of EU extradition


