International and European Criminal Law

European Arrest Warrant

The European Arrest Warrant is a judicial decision issued by a Member State of the European Union (the issuing Member State) for the arrest and surrender by another Member State (the executing Member State) of a person sought for the purpose of criminal prosecution or the execution of a custodial sentence or detention order.

Extradition

Extradition is the procedure by which a State, the requested State, agrees to surrender a person located on its territory to another State, the requesting State, which seeks to prosecute them for the commission of an offense, or to enforce a sentence already passed for the commission of an offense.

The European Arrest Warrant

The European Arrest Warrant is a judicial decision issued by a Member State of the European Union (the issuing Member State) for the purpose of the arrest and surrender by another Member State (the executing Member State) of a person sought for the purposes of conducting a criminal prosecution or executing a custodial sentence or detention order.

Extradition

Extradition is the procedure by which one State, the requested State, agrees to surrender a person located on its territory to another State, the requesting State, which is seeking that person in order to prosecute them for the commission of a crime or an offense, or to enforce a sentence already imposed for such a crime or offense.