EU Case Law

The Articles 2 and 3 of Council Framework Decision on the standing of victims in criminal proceedings are to be interpreted as not obliging a national court to permit the victim to be heard as a witness in criminal proceedings instituted by a substitute private prosecution such as that in issue in the main proceedings. However, in the absence of such a possibility, it must be possible for...

The Court annuls the Council Regulation freezing Mr Kadi and Al Barakaat’s funds. Setting aside the judgments of the Court of First Instance, the Court rules that the Community judicature has...

The Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant does not prevent the application by France of the 1996 convention on extradition. Article 32 of the EAW Framework Decision must be...

Article 4(6) of Council Framework Decision on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States, which provides for a ground for optional non-execution of a EAW when...

The Court of First Instance annulled the Decision 2002/460/EC of the Council, in so far as it concerns the PKK, because of the absence of any reasoning expressly appearing or provided immediately...

The European Community is competent to oblige the Member States to provide for common criminal penalties in order to combat ship-source pollution.  The Court of Justice annuls the...

In a situation where both the contract for the sale of immovable property and the agreement on transfer of ownership of that property have been concluded before the date on which the buyer is...