EU Case Law

The General Court rejects the pleas of Mr Fahas alleging infringement of fundamental rights and of the obligation to state reasons. With regard to the claim alleging infringement of the principle of presumption of innocence, the General Court rules that: "The Council’s decision, which is the result of, inter alia, the decision of a competent national authority, does not...

A national court which issues a European arrest warrant may declare that an earlier judgment given under its legal system does not cover the same acts as those referred to in the arrest warrant....

The United Kingdom applied to the Court for annulment, submitting on the contrary, as its main plea, that Decision 2008/633/JHA (access of the Visa Information System by national authorities and...

A Romanian national was sentenced, at the latest stage, in absentia in Romania which, after accession to the EU, issued a European arrest warrant. On its basis the person concerned was put into...

Articles 1(a) and 10 of the Framework Decision on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings must be interpreted as meaning that the concept of ‘victim’ does not extend to legal persons for...

The General Court annuls the regulation freezing Yassin Abdullah Kadi’s funds. The regulation was adopted in breach of Mr Kadi’s rights of defence and constitutes an unjustified restriction...

The Court of First Instance annuls the Council Decision 2007/445/EC of 28 June 2007 implementing Article 2(3) of Regulation (EC) No 2580/2001 on specific restrictive measures directed against...