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...

The United Nations Convention against Cybercrime was adopted on 24 December 2024 by the United Nations (UN) General Assembly. It will enter into force once forty States which are members of the UN have become Parties to the Convention. It covers a range of cybercrime-related topics, providing a...

This is the tenth issue of the Cybercrime Judicial Monitor (CJM), jointly produced by Eurojust and the European Judicial Cybercrime Network (EJCN). The CJM is published once per year and distributed to judicial and law enforcement authorities active in the field of combating cyber-dependent and...

Legal definition of the crime of genocide and its historical origins, constitutive elements and contemporary developments Presentation of the work of the Iraqi National Center for International Judicial Cooperation Recent genocide convictions in Germany and Sweden committed against the Yezidi...