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Putting human rights at the heart of the EAW
“[P]roblems have however arisen …
resulting from gaps in the [European
Arrest Warrant] Framework Decision
such as failing to explicitly include
fundamental rights safeguards or
a proportionality check.”
• European Parliament resolution of 27 February 2014
with recommendations to the Commission on the
review of the European Arrest Warrant
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Executive Summary
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About the EAW
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Key Finding 1:
The EAW continues to be overused
and is destroying the lives of
ordinary people in the process
“e Commission does not share
the Parliament’s view that
improving the European arrest
warrant system requires a revision
of the Framework Decision.”
• 28 May 2018 response of the European Commission
to the European Parliament Resolution
“[T]he Framework Decision
is not to have the effect of
modifying the obligation to
respect fundamental rights.”
• Judgment of the Court of Justice of the
European Union of 5 April 2016 in the case
of Pál Aranyosi and Robert Căldăraru
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Key Finding 2:
The EAW is used without sufficient
regard to the most basic human rights
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Key Finding 3:
Insufficient information is disclosed
on post-surrender treatment
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Conclusion
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