LEA at eu levels

15 important questions on LEA at eu levels

How did judical cooperation first start?

judicialcooperation: bilateral treaties between countries. all countries agreed to make something a crimal offensive like white slavery or piracy. No one has jurdicition over the open seas.

What are the advantages and drawbacks of judical cooperation?

Advantages over judical and police cooperation: Police is very practical, this can be in secret. advantages when you dont have official rules. States are sovereign tocooperate or not
Drawbacks: negotiating is very difficult with that many partners, red tape, paperwork that you have without treaties etc. geometrie variable: depending subject diffrent maps of europe

What is the history of interpol?

international criminal police organisation orgines before WW! but delayed by war and foundesd after WW!\1first it was a organisation of police chief Not government representing a state it is private.It was hijacked by nazis a niazis became police chief in germany. he used the info from interpol to get jews and communist, gypsies
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What are the three functions of europol?

the three functions are
  • analysis
  • support
  • elo’s
in art.4.5 they cant use force or coercive measures.

Transformation into eu agency


intergovernmental± own budget, board, staff, regulations etc separate.

What are europol offenceS?

art.3.2related criminal offences , procure the means, facilittate, ensure impunity.

What is Europol since 2013, how does this work with lialison officiers?

most policeman are not ict people, they are wanted. europol doesnt have executive power, no police agents. there is one function, ELO function, european liailson officier is send to antocountry to help the ms.  the liaison officier is send to columbia for exemple for the eu. what is the problem with this? small countries, if they have to send an officier as a liaison, they might not have the right people and it is very expensive like one person send to every ms. so they send 3 people to the hague. There are 220 liaillson officers.

What are the task of eurojust?


art.2 tasks
ej doesnt meddle in national affairs, national affairs should be handled by national authorities, subsidiarity principle. they get info from ms and europol. some countries use allot of police cooperation and in other states it is judicial. it has to do with diffrence national structures. they also facilitate cooperation, they are like a helpdeks but they also call you about problems.

What does  art.86TFEU (1) says about financial interest of the union?

art.86TFEU 1
crimes affecting the financial interest of the union, may establish, doensnt have to. it needs to be unanimity for a regulation. there is no unanimity so they went ahead with a smaller group  in 2 eppo is named. the regulations will give general rules, wth rules of procedure.

EU convention of mutual assistence ECMA

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it is not a prime instrument but an instrument for greater unity and complement extradition.
Then there was a debate between mutual assistant and traditional assisnten, this is the formal stage with judges etc in investigation.

general principle is clear: widest form of assistent we are sovereign and depend on each other and we help each other. military was excluded. in the 1950’s it was very important. you have to check documents when it can be refused.

What are some areas that are excluded in the eu convention on  mutual assistence

Taxes are also excluded, pollitical offences are also excluded, political is very difficult to define some countries have a more broad definition than others.

What is the main instrument of mutual cooperation?

the main instrumemt in mutual cooperation is the letter of request/letter rogatory
it just a formal request it is no order. it is a request of records or documents, oaths, copies, timing execution, presence investigators requesting state if consent request state.

What are the crime areas Europo?


•Original crime areas: Terrorism, drug trafficking, trafficking in human beings, illegal immigrant smuggling, motor vehicle crime, counterfeiting, trafficking in nuclear materials
•Money laundering if related to these offences
•Now: organised crime, terrorism and other forms of serious crime as listed in the Annex

What is the new eurojust regulation 2018?

.Management reform: executive board
Data exchange with MS and other institutions
Democratic Control European and national parliaments
Relationship with future EPPO

Drawbacks eu convention mutual assisentance

- delay
-using it for another law
- always reservations.

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