Press Release: Judgment in Case C-216/18 PPU. Minister for Justice and Equality v LM (Deficiencies in the system of justice)

A judicial authority called upon to execute a European arrest warrant must refrain from giving effect to it if it considers that there is a real risk that the individual concerned would suffer a breach of his fundamental right to an independent tribunal and, therefore, of the essence of his fundamental right to a fair trial on account of deficiencies liable to affect the independence of the judiciary in the issuing Member State.

• Primary Source

EU Law Analysis, 15.08.18: Mutual trust and independence of the judiciary after the CJEU judgment in LM – new era or business as usual? http://eulawanalysis.blogspot.com/2018/08/mutual-trust-and-independence-of.html

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