Study visit of West African practitioners supported by the National Authorities Against Impunity project Advantages of open source intelligence (OSINT) use in combination with other sources of evidence in core international crimes investigations Recent case examples from the Netherlands involving...

Accountability for terrorist offences and core international crimes (CIC) is a priority for the European Union. Investigating and prosecuting these acts is complex and challenging, not least because evidence may be located in or obtained from an armed conflict: in other words, from the battlefield...

Migrant smuggling by sea often occurs in international waters or areas beyond any single state’s territorial jurisdiction. This creates complex legal challenges regarding which country can investigate, intercept and prosecute those responsible, especially in tragic cases involving shipwrecks and...

The growing use of digital technologies by criminals to carry out their illicit activities has created a pressing need for judicial and law enforcement authorities to develop effective and efficient methods for collecting electronic evidence. As part of the new EU Electronic Evidence legislative...

The growing use of digital technologies by criminals to carry out their illicit activities has created a pressing need for judicial and law enforcement authorities t to develop effective and efficient methods for collecting electronic evidence. As part of the new EU Electronic Evidence legislative...

Trafficking for sexual exploitation is the most widespread form of trafficking in human beings (THB), disproportionately affecting women. Eurojust’s experience has shown that countries initiate investigations into trafficking for sexual exploitation or related offences as a starting point for...

Following a proposal from the European Commission, endorsed by the Ministers of Justice from all EU Member States, the European Judicial Organised Crime Network (EJOCN) was officially launched in September 2024 with a broad and flexible mandate to address all judicial aspects of the fight against...

Regulation (EU) 2018/1805 on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders is a key judicial cooperation instrument aimed at strengthening asset recovery in cross-border cases across the European Union. This is the first Eurojust casework report on the practical implementation of this...

The fight against drug-related organised crime is a priority for the EU and its Member States. Following a proposal from the European Commission, endorsed by the Ministers of Justice from all EU Member States, the European Judicial Organised Crime Network (EJOCN) was officially launched in September...

This report represents the Genocide Prosecution Network’s commitment to supporting legal response to, and prosecution of, foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and female returnees. It builds on its 2020 report Cumulative prosecution of foreign terrorist fighters for core international crimes and...