1. EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT PROJECT ECBA-Conference Vienna, 1 st October 2005 Han Jahae Marelle Attinger

2. Contents General introduction Eurowarrant Project of the T.M.C. Asser Institute Presentation ECBA-EAW Project Presentation ECBA-EAW Website

3. Eurowarrant Project T.M.C. Asser Institute Aim: promote uniform and transparent application of the EAW in all Member States by stimulating exchange of information and promoting practice- orientated research in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters

4. Eurowarrant Project T.M.C. Asser Institute The dissemination of practice oriented peer reviewed information concerning the surrender procedures based on the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) Its implementation by the Member States into their national legislation and its application The establishment of a network of correspondents and experts The development and organisation of an EAW knowledge centre The organisation of congresses, conferences and training sessions www.eurowarrant.net

5. ECBA-EAW Project: Aims Establish a network of criminal defence lawyers, with specific practical or practice- based experience in EAW-cases Create a knowledge centre of practical information concerning defence rights of suspects in surrender proceedings

6. ECBA-EAW Project: Research Method Questionnaire Access to counsel, Interrogation, Pre-trial investigation, Pre-trial detention, Access to information/file, Investigation at trial, Post-trial, List of specialised lawyers Case reports Summary of case law focusing on suspects’ defence rights in surrender cases Expert Meetings Discussing practice-based experiences in EAW-surrender cases, progress of the project, official launch of the website…

7. Participating Member States 19 Member States: confirmed participation 3 Member States: not confirmed their participation yet (Czech Republic, Denmark, Portugal) 3 Member States: no participants (Cyprus, Luxembourg, Malta)

8. Preliminary Research Results 14 participants returned a completed questionnaire No participants submitted case reports 13 participants informed to be interested in attending the first expert meeting on 25 and 26 November in Maastricht

9. Website: www.ecba-eaw.org/cms www.ecba-eaw.org/cms Purpose Operation and presentation of the website Username: ecba Password: eaw Suggestions/remarks for the website Questions

10. Website: Main Menu Home General Project Information European Criminal Bar Association Eurowarrant.net Basic Criminal Procedural Law Case Law EAW Conferences Search Contact us Disclaimer

11. Website: General Project Information Purpose of the Project Research Method General Disclaimer main menu

12. Website: E uropean C riminal B ar A ssociation Short explanation and link to www.ecba.org www.ecba.org main menu

13. Website: Eurowarrant.net Explanation about the European Arrest Warrant Project of the T.M.C. Asser Institute and a link to www.eurowarrant.netwww.eurowarrant.net main menu

14. Website: Basic Criminal Procedural Law Basic elements of criminal procedure of each jurisdiction –Access to counsel –Interrogation –Pre-trial investigation –Pre-trial detention –Access to information / file –Investigation at trial –Post-trial –Specialised lawyers main menu

15. Website: Case Law EAW Comprehensive summary case reports of case law concerning the EAW, with a focus on defence rights of suspects and where possible, a link to the original judgment Example of a Dutch case reportDutch case report main menu

16. Website: Conferences Overview of noteworthy conferences and expert meetings concerning the EAW First expert meeting of the ECBA-EAW Project takes place on 25 and 26 November 2005 in Maastricht main menu

17. Website: Search Very powerful search engine Works best when you search on ‘all words’ instead of ‘any words’ main menu

18. Website: Contact Us Contact details of project team –Han Jahae –Taru Spronken –Marelle Attinger We would also like to include the contact details and pictures of the participants main menu

19. To be continued… ANY QUESTIONS ?