Opinion of the EDPS on the access of law enforcement authorities to EURODAC

Read the opinion here.

G6 to discuss ways to combat terrorism

Interior ministers of the EU’s six biggest states will meet the US’s top security official next week (5 November) and will discuss how to boost public support for counter-terrorism polices. The meeting in London of the so-called G6 will also discuss organised crime and the exchange of data.
Past meetings of the G6 have attracted criticism [...]

FRA Opinion on the Presidency Draft of the upcoming Stockholm Programme

Read it here.

EU-US Joint Statement on “Enhancing transatlantic cooperation in the area of Justice, Freedom and Security”

Read it here.Excerpt:
We recognize that the fight against terrorism requires coherent and coordinated action. We recall our joint statement on the closure of the Guantanamo Bay detention facility and to future more expansive counter-terrorism cooperation. The prevention of violent radicalisation and recruitment is critical to enhancing citizens’ safety from the threat of terrorism. The misuse [...]

Interesting articles

Beth van Schaack – International Criminal Law & its Enforcement
This chapter, to appear in the 2nd edition of Beth Van Schaack & Ron Slye’s International Criminal Law & Its Enforcement (Foundation Press 2010), covers the crime of torture under international criminal law. It begins with a doctrinal discussion of the elements of torture as elucidated [...]

EU-US to sign new extradition treaty

The EU and the US will next week (28 October) sign a treaty intended to simplify and accelerate the extradition of those suspected of serious crimes, the European Voice reports. The treaty, which will come into force next year, broadens the definition of serious crime to overcome problems with old bilateral treaties, which, for example, [...]

Council of Europe’s anti-torture Committee publishes its 19th General Report

The general report provides information on the 19 visits carried out by the CPT between August 2008 and July 2009. In particular, it explains the main objectives of the nine ad hoc visits deemed to have been “required in the circumstances”. The report also includes highlights from recently published visit reports and government responses; they [...]

Eurodac developments

The European Data Protection Supervisor expresses serious doubts about the legitimacy and necessity of some of the proposed measures.
The analysis leads to the conclusion that the necessity and proportionality of the proposals, which are both crucial elements to legitimate privacy intrusion, are not demonstrated. As a result, the EDPS has serious doubts whether the proposals [...]

Council of the European Union: Joint Investigation Teams Manual and Manual on cross-border operations

Council of the European Union: Joint Investigation Teams Manual and Manual on cross-border operations.

Draft European Parliament report and opinions on the Stockholm Programme

Read the European Parliament draft resolution here.
Opinions from: Czech Republic Senate Portugal parliament EU committeeDanish parliament