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In this paper recent developments in asylum and immigration law before the Court of Justice of the European Communities are discussed, both from a substantive and a procedural perspective. In relation to substantive law developments, the article analyses cases such as Zhu, Eind and Metock, in which the rights of third country nationals are examined and protected through the prism of the rights of...
Judgments are like pictures. They only represent the situation as it is at a certain point in time. It is only when you put the stills in a sequence one after the other that you get a movie and can understand how the story may develop further. By analysing two years of case law from the Court of First Instance, one can understand how the jurisprudence on Community trade marks is developing and where...
This paper analyses recent and future developments in judicial cooperation in criminal matters through the prism of the Report of the Justice Future Group. This Report was presented in July 2008 and is the basis for discussion for the new multi-annual programme and its visions for the Area of Freedom Security and Justice for the years 2010–2014. The article inter alia underlines the importance that...
Rèsumè Dans la présente contribution, l’auteur rappelle que les droits de l’Homme constituent la limite principale et le fondement de l’association politique et que ceux-ci découlent d’une caractéristique essentielle de l’être humain : sa dignité. Après avoir rappelé le sens de ce concept fondateur, l’auteur examine ses implications sur l’interprétation du droit au respect de la vie privée au regard...
This article presents some background considerations to a comparative study which reviews the legal basis of pre-trial detention in the member States of the European Union as well as current practice and problems in relation to such detention. The reasons why such a study seems worthwhile—even at a time where other criminal policy topics are being paid greater attention have priority—will be explained...
Rèsumè Le présent article décrit la procédure de renvoi préjudiciel dans l’espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice. Il se concentre d’une part sur la procédure de renvoi préjudiciel d’urgence et d’autre part sur les changements que le traité de Lisbonne apportera à ce domaine spécifique. L’article fournit une analyse détaillée de la procédure d’urgence et évalue les premières applications de...
Portugal was the second European Union country to implement the Council Framework Decision on the European Arrest Warrant, a regime which entered into force on 1 January, the 1st 2004. The article focuses on those areas where the Framework Decision allowed, or demanded that choices be made by each national legislator and on the Portuguese responses. Explanatory observations are also made—on...
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