Originally born as an area of economic interest, nowadays the European Union is walking down the path of a progressive harmonisation of legislation, even in the Criminal Law field. The journey is not without difficulties, yet we are witnessing the creation of a body of European Criminal Law in the respect of the sovereignty of the Member States and of the principle of subsidiarity. Essentially, even though the Union cannot adopt a general EU criminal code or criminal procedural code, EU criminal legislation can support existing national criminal law systems and facilitate their evolution in a common continental direction despite the co-existence of civil law and common law legal systems.
The Course is designed for national lawyers, in-house counsel, and international legal practitioners appointed to defend clients in criminal cases that may be covered by legislation created or inspired by the European Union. It will analyse the roles and responsibilities of the international and national regulatory, enforcement, and supervisory bodies in this field. The Course will also focus on defence techniques in international legal cooperation in European Criminal Law matters, mutual recognition of judicial decisions, instruments like the European Investigation Order, the European Arrest Warrant, and the role of Eurojust and Europol.
The Course will tackle the following main topics:
Speakers
Participants will benefit from the significant experience of international experts who are defence lawyers, judges, prosecutors, as well as officials of international courts and tribunals, relevant international organisations, and the Programme’s partners.
The distinguished speakers are
Syllabus
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Eligibility Requirements
To participate in the Specialisation Course, participants must:
Prior to commencing the Specialisation Course, participants are strongly advised to study the course materials that will be distributed in advance.
Certificate & Accreditation
Duration and Location of the Course
The Specialisation Course will be conducted between 15 and 17 March 2018 in Siracusa, Italy. It will take place at the premises of the Siracusa Institute.
Language of the Course
The Specialisation Course will be presented in English and so a high level of proficiency in English is required.
Registration Fees
Application procedure and deadline
Participants requiring a Visa
Participants needing a Visa to participate in a Course who may require the Siracusa Institute’s assistance in completing or submitting their Visa application, are kindly requested to register for the Course as early as possible and notify the Institute’s Administrative Office of their specific request for assistance by email at: idc@siracusainstitute.org
The Institute is only able to assist participants once full payment of registration costs has been finalised.
All participants are responsible for initiating and pursuing his/her Visa application.
Please consider that Visas are usually issued by Italian Embassies and Consulates more than 30 days after a Visa application is submitted.
The Siracusa Institute
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