EU Protects: How a European arrest warrant works

Veröffentlicht: 21.09.2019 - 09:43 | Juwelier-Warndienst

…Conditions and criteria remain. For instance, before an EAW is issued, a ‘proportionality check’ is made. This check evaluates the gravity of the offence, the imprisonment sentence attributed to the offence and whether an EAW for the crime in question will be worthwhile. This eliminates the use of an EAW for minor offences, such as crimes with a penalty sentence of less than one year….