Abstract
The article deals with important issues related to the functioning of the European Arrest Warrant which has replaced the extradition procedure between the EU Member States by a new legal instrument. The need for closer and more effective cooperation of the Member States has triggered the abolition of a number of principles and rules that had been characteristic for extradition, in particular, the principle of exclusion of political crimes, the principle of non-extradition of the citizens, etc. The new system has significantly modified the rule of double criminality which, inter alia, has been totally revoked in relation to 32 most serious offences.
Keywords
European arrest warrant, principle o f mutual recognition ofjudicial decisions, double criminality, the rule of speciality, terrorism, human trafficking, Court of Justice o f the European Union.
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