Cross-border training workshop: Mutual Trust and Judicial Independence in the EAW framework!
organised by University of Pompeu Fabra – in Barcelona + online
DATES- 21-22 March 2024
Overview
The European arrest warrant (EAW) is the most emblematic instrument of mutual recognition in the field of criminal law. The well-functioning of the EAW is based upon mutual trust, and mutual trust is founded on the presumption that the criminal courts of the EU Member States are independent. What are the consequences for the EAW when the independence of the issuing judicial authority is questioned? Under what circumstances may the execution of a European arrest warrant be refused on grounds of lack of judicial independence?
The goal of this workshop is to provide the tools to answer these questions and enhance the understanding and application of the criteria developed by the case-law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights. The analysis will focus on the challenges for judicial independence in the context of the rule of law backsliding, the independence of prosecutors when they have been designated as the issuing judicial authority, and more generally the consequences for mutual trust and mutual recognition when the requirement of judicial independence is at stake.
Programme
Thursday 21 March
9:15-9:30 Welcome
9:30-11:00 Panel 1. Mutual trust and rule of law backsliding
11:00-11:20 Coffee break
11:20-13:00 Working groups
13:00-14:00 Lunch
14:00-16:00 Panel 2. Perspectives from national judges
Friday 22 March
9:15-10:30 Panel 3. The independence of prosecutors as the issuing judicial authority
10:30-10:50 Coffee break
10:50-12:30 Working groups
12:30-13:30 Roundtable discussion on mutual trust and judicial independence: the case of Puig Gordi and Others
Cross-border training event for prosecutors and judges, 21–22 March 2024, organized by Pompeu Fabra University (UPF), Barcelona, residential + online mode
Framework: This workshop is offered within the European Commission’s funded project TRIIAL 2 – TRust, Independence, Impartiality and Accountability of Legal professionals under the EU Charter (project no. 101089737, JUST-JTRA-EJTR-AG-2020). The TRIIAL 2 Project provides training activities and tools for judges, attorneys, and prosecutors on the European rule of law, mutual trust, judicial independence, impartiality and accountability (see the dedicated website here).
Target group
Public prosecutors, attorneys and judges from European Union (EU) countries. The training will be in English and opened to those with both basic and experienced knowledge of EU law and ECHR.
The Workshop will host 40 participants, of which 15 will be in person and 25 online.
Participation is free of charge.
For the 15 in-person participants, the travel, accommodation and meals at the venue are covered by the organizer.
Participants will be provided with certificates of participation.
Application
The deadline for the submission of applications is 15th of January 2024.
Submit your application, including the documents mentioned below, to [email protected]. You should mention in the title of your email whether you want to participate in-person or online.
Italian judges are invited to submit their applications to: [email protected]. For questions, please contact Gianluca Grasso at: [email protected]
Romanian attorneys are invited to submit their applications to: [email protected].
For more details, refer here
