The Court of Justice of the European Union’s mutual trust journey in EU criminal law: from a presumption to (room for) rebuttal

Willems, A ORCID: 0000-0002-9505-6650 (2019) The Court of Justice of the European Union’s mutual trust journey in EU criminal law: from a presumption to (room for) rebuttal. German Law Journal, 20 (4). pp. 468-495.

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Abstract

More than any other EU institution, the Court of Justice of the European Union has upheld the presumption of mutual trust in EU criminal law cooperation. Surprisingly though, despite mutual trust’s centrality in the Court’s jurisprudence, it has long not qualified nor properly elaborated the notion of trust, but rather held on to its presumed existence based on a high level of fundamental rights protection throughout the Union. This article will assess the important role of the Court in establishing, upholding and ultimately qualifying the trust presumption in the EU criminal justice context. Along the lines of a number of key cases, the narrative of a strong defence of (the presumption of) mutual trust appears, but also of an evolution toward more room for rebuttal in recent cases. This signals the increased weight given to fundamental rights protection in the EU’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice.

Item Type:	Article
Uncontrolled Keywords:	16 Peace, Justice and Strong Institutions
Depositing User:	Symplectic Admin
Date Deposited:	24 Oct 2019 14:19
Last Modified:	17 Mar 2024 03:43
DOI:	10.1017/glj.2019.32
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URI:	https://livrepository.liverpool.ac.uk/id/eprint/3059315