The 12th meeting of the Consultative Forum of Prosecutors General and Directors of Public Prosecutions of the Member States of the European Union (the Forum) was jointly convened by the Prosecutor General of Estonia, Lavly Perling, and the Attorney General of Malta, Peter Grech. The meeting was...

The Terrorism Convictions Monitor (TCM) is intended to provide a regular overview of the terrorism-related developments throughout the EU area. Issue 29 of the TCM covers the period of May – August 2017. It includes an overview of the concluded court proceedings in the reporting period, a selection...

This issue of Eurojust News focuses on Eurojust’s role in counter-terrorism and relevant developments. The recent terrorist attacks have led to unprecedented support for further European counterterrorism cooperation to protect EU citizens from the threat of terrorism. While 38 people died in...

This document provides an overview of the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union (“CJEU”) regarding the ne bis in idem principle in criminal matters, and explains how this case law has helped shaping the scope and main features of the ne bis in idem principle in the EU legal order...

Eurojust plays a central role in the setting up and running of joint investigation teams (JITs), including judicial and legal expertise, financial support, follow-up to JIT activities and building up know-how.

The purpose of this paper is to provide an overview of cases and rulings of the Court which are related to the crime of genocide, crimes against humanity and war crimes. Although many cases brought before the Court pertain to core international crimes, the Court rarely rules specifically on these...

Eurojust successfully supports the Member States in the fight against serious cross-border crime. Its operational experience gained over its 15 years of existence on the facilitation of mutual legal assistance, the use of mutual recognition instruments and the coordination of criminal cases has been...

This report provides a contextual overview regarding sexual and gender-based violence (SGBV) perpetrated by ISIL members and advocates for characterising this type of violence within the spectrum of core international crimes. The European Union (EU) Member States may find this characterisation...

The Eurojust Annual Work Programme (AWP) 2016 was elaborated to implement the strategic goals related to operational work, strategic work and organisational development, through the Annual Objectives 2016. The Consolidated Annual Activity Report (CAAR) 2016 focuses on reporting on the implementation...