A Spanish judge has dropped the international arrest warrants issued for the former Catalan president Carles Puigdemont and five of his colleagues for the role they played in the 2017 illegal referendum and subsequent unilateral declaration of independence. The Supreme Court judge Pablo Llarena announced the decision a week […]
Read moreCategory: European Arrest Warrant
This category refers to extradition cases within the European Union after the entry into force of the EAW Framework Decision in 2002.
Applications open: Advanced Seminar on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant (III Edition)
The program consists of a series of closed-door seminars held by international extradition experts – including renowned British Solicitors and Barristers – over the course of two days (training hours: 12). A social dinner by the Lake Iseo will be hosted on Monday night. Seminars will be conducted through an […]
Read moreIreland’s Supreme Court refuses EAW issued by the UK because of Brexit
Ireland’s Supreme Court refused to surrender Mr Thomas Joseph O’Connor to the UK last Friday over concerns about Brexit. Mr O’Connor was sentenced for tax fraud in the UK, but then fled to the UK. The Irish Supreme Court has referred a question to the European Court of Justice concerning the possibility of executing the EAW […]
Read moreDates available for the II edition of the Advanced Seminar on International Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant
Two-day advanced seminar on international extradition and the practice of the European Arrest Warrant. In 2002, the EU replaced traditional extradition – based upon bilateral treaties – with the European Arrest Warrant (EAW). 13 years later, this international seminar investigates current worldwide developments in extradition law. The seminar will be held […]
Read moreInterview to Sabrina De Sousa
Sabrina de Sousa, the Ex CIA agent who is set to be extradited to Italy to serve a sentence for the kidnapping of Abu Omar recently gave an interview to VICE News. During this interview, she state that she has reached out to several US officials and public figures, such […]
Read moreSabrina de Sousa will be extradited to Italy
Sabrina de Sousa, a former CIA agent lost his last appeal before the Constitutional Court of Portugal. She faces a 4 year sentence for the kidnapping of the Egyptian imam Abu Omar in Milan. Ms. De Sousa was convicted in absentia by a Milan Court in 2009 together with more […]
Read moreFilippo «Pippo» De Cristofaro, an Italian fugitive captured in Portugal
Filippo «Pippo» De Cristofaro is an Italian national sentenced to life imprisonment for murder and concealment. He was sentenced in 1991 by the Court of Appeals of Bolonia and he escaped twice from prison after that. The first time in 2007, when Mr. De Cristofaro escaped from a prison in Milan and […]
Read moreSabrina de Sousa, an Ex-CIA agent losses extradition battle in Portugal’s Supreme Court
Portugal’s Supreme Court has rejected the appeal of Sabrina de Sousa to an extradition request by Italy. De Sousa is a CIA agent convicted in absentia for her part in an “extraordinary rendition” case in Italy. Sabrina De Sousa’s only possible recourse is to appeal the ruling to the Constitutional Court […]
Read moreHigh Court refuses to extradite primary carer of a 5-year-old
The High Court of the UK refused to extradite a woman to the UK, who was wanted to serve 2 years and 10 months imprisonment for failing to ensure her children went to school in the Czech Republic. The court reversed the decision of the court below due to the […]
Read moreSalah Abdessalam to fight the European Arrest Warrant in Belgium
Salah Abdeslam, the “most wanted” terrorist in Europe announced that he will fight his extradition to France. This decision could delay the extradition proceedings to his native France. However, experts note that his arguments are not likely to succeed, but him opposing the extradition request could delay his deportation to France for up to 90 […]
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