The EASO Practical guide on the use of country of origin information by case officers is intended as a practical tool accompanying case officers across the European Union and beyond in their daily work. The purpose of the practical guide is to assist case officers with the use of...
The European Convention on Human Rights and European Union law provide an increasingly important framework for the protection of the rights of foreigners. European Union legislation relating to asylum, borders and immigration is developing fast. There is an impressive body of cas...
Este documento se integra en una serie de estudios que, desde una perspectiva de Derecho Comparado, tienen como objeto analizar los principios de igualdad y de no discriminación en diferentes Estados. Tras la explicación de la normativa y la jurisprudencia de aplicación, se exami...
This report is the result of the ‘Study on the retention of electronic communications non-content data for law enforcement purposes (HOME/2016/FW/LECO/0001)’ (the Study) carried out by Milieu Consulting SRL for the Commission’s Directorate-General for Migration and Home Affairs, ...
This study analyses the potential European added value (EAV) that could be achieved by enhancing the current EU regulatory framework on digital services. The scope of the assessment includes the analysis of the e-Commerce Directive and more broadly of commercial and civil law rul...
This briefing aims to give an overview of gender balance in the college of the European Court of Auditors (ECA), which has a reputation of being ahistoricallymale-dominated institution. It first sets out the nomination procedure and the challenges it presents for the achievement ...
Passerelle clauses are a mechanism for introducing Treaty changes of a very specific nature. They modify the decision-making rules that affect acts of the Council, by allowing a shift from unanimity to qualified majority voting or from a special legislative procedure to the ordin...
Over the past three decades, there has been an important shift in the rights and status of lesbian, gay and bisexual (LGB) individuals in the European Union (EU). From a position where, as late as the early 1990s, criminal laws still prohibited same-sex sexual intercourse in a nu...
The United Kingdom's 2016 referendum on EU membership triggered the first ever application of Article 50 of the Treaty on European Union (TEU), the withdrawal clause. However, as Article 50 TEU had never been tested, some aspects of the procedure had to be defined in real tim...
This Briefing was prepared by the Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs upon request of the LIBE committee Monitoring Group on Democracy, Rule of Law and Fundamental Rights. It focuses on the measures adopted by EU Member States to fight Covid-19 and t...
This paper analyses the contribution, or lack of contribution of, the current EU Consumer Protection Legislation to a sustainable consumption and a longer lifetime of products. In addition, it gives an overview of the most relevant best practices at national and international lev...
There are several factors that make tackling cybercrime unique and challenging. Cybercrime by its nature is borderless and swiftly evolving, sometimes faster than national authorities can react. Adding an additional layer of complexity is the horizontal nature of cybercrime: almo...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, aims to provide background information and policy recommendations concerning police information exchange and in particular...
The EU guarantees a range of fundamental rights for its citizens and protects them from discrimination, while the EU’s common justice area helps solve cross-border legal problems for both citizens and businesses. ...
Este estudio forma parte de un proyecto destinado a sentar las bases de una comparación integrada y correlacionada de la regulación del principio de igualdad y no discriminación entre diferentes ordenamientos jurídicos positivos. Las siguientes páginas contienen, en lo relativo a...
Questo studio fa parte di un progetto più ampio, il cui scopo è quello di analizzare, nella prospettiva del diritto comparato, i princìpi di eguaglianza e di non discriminazione in diversi Stati ed organizzazioni internazionali. Il presente studio è dedicato all’Italia, pur nella...
Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Studien, mit denen die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung in verschiedenen Staaten aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht dar-gestellt werden sollen. Nach einer Erklärung der einschlägigen Rechtsvorschriften und Recht-sprechung...
Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Studien, mit denen die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdis-kriminierung in verschiedenen Staaten aus rechtsver-gleichender Sicht dargestellt werden sollen. Nach einer Erklärung der einschlägigen Rechtsvorschriften und Rechtsprechung...
This study – commissioned by the Policy Department C at the request of the Committee on Legal Affairs – analyses the notion of AI-technologies and the applicable legal framework for civil liability. It demonstrates how technology regulation should be technology-specific, and pres...
Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Studien, mit denen die Grundsätze der Gleichheit und der Nichtdiskriminierung in verschiedenen Staaten aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht dargestellt werden sollen. Nach einer Erklärung der einschlägigen Rechtsvorschriften und Rechtsprechung w...
Eurojust, the European Union Agency for Criminal Justice Cooperation, is a unique hub based in The Hague, the Netherlands, where national judicial authorities work closely together to fight serious organised cross-border crime. The role of Eurojust is to help make Europe a safer ...
Ce document s’intègre dans une série d’études qui, avec une perspective de droit comparé, visent à faire une présentation des principes d’égalité et de non-discrimination dans différents États et organisations internationales. Après avoir expliqué la normative et la jurisprudence...
The Eurojust Regulation, applicable from 12 December 2019, reinforces Eurojust's successful core concept of supporting the national authorities in their investigations and prosecutions. The National Members, serving the competent national authorities in criminal judicial coop...
The European rule of law mechanism, step by step. ...
The EU has a number of tools at its disposal to ensure the respect of the rule of law in all Member States. Many Member States have high rule of law standards but there are also important challenges that vary from one Member State to another. Since the challenges to the rule of l...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the PETI Committee, analyses the European Disability Strategy 2010-2020 and makes recommendations regarding the new European Disability Strate...
This study, commissioned by the European Parliament’s Policy Department for Citizens’ Rights and Constitutional Affairs at the request of the LIBE Committee, examines the impact on fundamental rights of Artificial Intelligence in the field of law enforcement and criminal justice,...
In the White Paper on Artificial Intelligence (AI), the EU recognises the need to step up actions aiming to build an ecosystem of excellence supporting the development and acceptance of AI across the EU economy and public administration. The e-Justice Strategy and Action Plan 201...
The European Union and its Member States have been at the forefront of the fight against impunity for core international crimes, collectively providing political, technical and financial assistance to international, regional and domestic accountability efforts. Focusing on the cu...
The upgrade and modernisation of judicial cooperation and information exchange in criminal cases across the EU are crucial in light of the evolving security threat landscape and the fast pace of technological development, as acknowledged by the European Council in its Conclusions...
This briefing explores options for monitoring and enforcement of European Union (EU) human rights due diligence legislation, and how such legislation should contribute to access to justice and remedy for victims of human rights abuses linked to the operations of businesses inside...
The European Parliament (EP) has repeatedly underlined the need for stronger European requirements for companies to prevent human rights abuses and environmental harm and to provide access to remedies for victims. The debate — both in the EU institutions and in several Member Sta...
This briefing provides an overview of the existing legislative approaches to mandatory Human Rights Due Diligence and proposals by non-state actors, concerning the scope of potential European Union (EU) legislation on binding human rights due diligence (HRDD) obligations for comp...
This year’s Scoreboard sheds further light on the functioning of justice systems in the EU Member States. It also presents further developed indicators, particularly on child-friendly justice, court fees for commercial cases and the recoverability of legal fees, as well as the av...
A joint investigation team (JIT) is one of the most advanced tools used in international cooperation in criminal matters, comprising a legal agreement between competent authorities of two or more States for the purpose of carrying out criminal investigations. Made up of prosecuto...
EASO is developing a professional development series (PDS) in conjunction with representatives of courts and tribunals from Member States and associated countries with full respect of judicial independence. The PDS comprises judicial analyses, judicial trainers’ guidance notes an...
This is the tenth issue of the biannual European equality law review, produced by the European network of legal experts in gender equality and non-discrimination (EELN). This issue provides an overview of legal and policy developments across Europe and as far as possible reflects...
Este documento se integra en una serie de análisis que pretenden, desde la perspectiva del Derecho Comparado, presentar el Derecho de excepción en diferentes Estados, con especial atención a aquellos fundamentos jurídicos en que se basan las medidas de emergencia que se pueden ad...
The application of national social security provisions in cross-border situations is highly complex. It may entail consequences on the supranational and international levels that national legislatures could not have planned for when such internal provisions were designed and adop...
Questo documento s’inserisce in una serie di analisi che hanno come scopo di spiegare, da una prospettiva di diritto comparato, il diritto di eccezione in diversi Stati, con speciale attenzione alle basi giuridiche su cui si fondano le misure di emergenza che possono essere adott...
Upon request by the Committee on Legal Affairs, this handbook, provided by Policy Department for Citizens' Rights and Constitutional Affairs, summarises, in its first part, the EU legal framework on the incompatibilities and immunity of Members of the European Parliament. Bas...
Robotics is a wide and multi-faceted domain that crosses boundaries between many economic sectors and legal disciplines. The perception of a need for some kind of Europe-wide legal framework to accompany the development of robotic and artificial intelligence (AI) technologies is ...
Dieses Dokument ist Teil einer Reihe von Analysen, mit denen das Notstandsrecht verschiedener Staaten aus rechtsvergleichender Sicht dargestellt werden soll, und zwar mit besonderem Augenmerk auf jenen Rechtsgrundlagen, auf denen die Notstandsmaßnahmen angesichts von Krisen wie d...
This report reflects on the efforts and role of European Parliament in promoting the use of independent expertise in European legislative process. The European Parliament has a unique model of involving the independent expertise of universities and think tanks in the European leg...
The crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes, known collectively as core international crimes, threaten the peace, security and well-being of our world. While today’s conflicts and atrocities largely take place outside EU borders, their impact is keenly felt with...