EU Court of Justice Clarifies the Concept of “Double (Dual) Criminality” in the European Arrest Warrant’s Procedure

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Wednesday, March 4, 2020

Author:

Michael Plachta

Volume:

36

Issue:

3

Abstract:

On March 3, 2020, the Court of Justice of the European Union, Grand Chamber, (the Court) delivered a judgment giving its interpretation of one of the key concepts underlying the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) scheme based on the 2002 Framework Decision (EAW FD),^{^[1]} that is, the “double (dual) criminality.” This is not the first time that the Court has been called to clarify the legal elements of the EAW procedure.^{^[2]}