Posts Tagged: Criminal Justice
Imprisoned without good cause: Pre-trial detention in the EU
Almost 500,000 people are imprisoned in European Union Member States. One quarter of these (120,000 people) have not yet had a trial to judge their guilt or innocence: they are in pre-trial detention. QCEA has published a background paper to
Imprisoned without good cause: Pre-trial detention in the EU
Almost 500,000 people are imprisoned in European Union Member States. One quarter of these (120,000 people) have not yet had a trial to judge their guilt or innocence: they are in pre-trial detention. QCEA has published a background paper to
Reforming the European Arrest Warrant
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a system in which one EU Member State can ask another EU Member State to deliver a suspect to face trial, a witness to be questioned, or a person convicted to serve a sentence.
Reforming the European Arrest Warrant
The European Arrest Warrant (EAW) is a system in which one EU Member State can ask another EU Member State to deliver a suspect to face trial, a witness to be questioned, or a person convicted to serve a sentence.
Transitional Justice and Gender Sensitivity: Challenges and Opportunities
Transitional Justice is a range of mechanisms and processes to allow a society to come to terms with a legacy of past human rights abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice, and achieve reconciliation within and between communities and
Transitional Justice and Gender Sensitivity: Challenges and Opportunities
Transitional Justice is a range of mechanisms and processes to allow a society to come to terms with a legacy of past human rights abuses, in order to ensure accountability, serve justice, and achieve reconciliation within and between communities and
Alternatives to Imprisonment at the Council of Europe
On the 20th March 2013, The Legal Affairs and Human Rights (LAHR) Committee of the Council of Europe adopted a draft resolution on alternatives to imprisonment in Council of Europe Member States. Non-custodial sentences recommended in the draft resolution include
Alternatives to Imprisonment at the Council of Europe
On the 20th March 2013, The Legal Affairs and Human Rights (LAHR) Committee of the Council of Europe adopted a draft resolution on alternatives to imprisonment in Council of Europe Member States. Non-custodial sentences recommended in the draft resolution include
Restoring Faith in Criminal Justice
Celebrating Success in the Criminal Justice System: Quakers in Criminal Justice Conference 2013 Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) is an informal network of Quakers with an active interest in criminal justice. I recently joined them in Swanwick, Derbyshire, England, at
Restoring Faith in Criminal Justice
Celebrating Success in the Criminal Justice System: Quakers in Criminal Justice Conference 2013 Quakers in Criminal Justice (QICJ) is an informal network of Quakers with an active interest in criminal justice. I recently joined them in Swanwick, Derbyshire, England, at
Children in Military Custody in Israel – our responsibility?
Defence for Children International – Palestine Section has long been monitoring the situation of Palestinian Children detained by the Israeli Authorities. Their statistics make grim reading but are also a source of reliable information about what is going on. There
Children in Military Custody in Israel – our responsibility?
Defence for Children International – Palestine Section has long been monitoring the situation of Palestinian Children detained by the Israeli Authorities. Their statistics make grim reading but are also a source of reliable information about what is going on. There
Reform or inertia: does the EU support the right to a fair trial?
This post is part of a series examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. The first in the series highlighted concerns about the European Arrest Warrant, in particular its inadequate protection of the fundamental rights of suspects. In this
Reform or inertia: does the EU support the right to a fair trial?
This post is part of a series examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. The first in the series highlighted concerns about the European Arrest Warrant, in particular its inadequate protection of the fundamental rights of suspects. In this
New report published: The Social Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners
QCEA has just published its latest piece of criminal justice research, a report on prisoner resettlement policy in different Member States of the Council of Europe. For more information, and to download the report, click here.
New report published: The Social Reintegration of Ex-Prisoners
QCEA has just published its latest piece of criminal justice research, a report on prisoner resettlement policy in different Member States of the Council of Europe. For more information, and to download the report, click here.
An interview with Leo Tigges of CEP
Controversies over the EU’s precise role in criminal justice have meant that much of its most meaningful work has been in funding cooperation and knowledge-sharing between different national institutions that work in the field. Leo Tigges is the Secretary General
An interview with Leo Tigges of CEP
Controversies over the EU’s precise role in criminal justice have meant that much of its most meaningful work has been in funding cooperation and knowledge-sharing between different national institutions that work in the field. Leo Tigges is the Secretary General
Liberty, security, and the lessons of 9/11
This will be the first in a series of blog posts examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. This post charts the development of the policy in its historical context over the last decade or so, and examines the
Liberty, security, and the lessons of 9/11
This will be the first in a series of blog posts examining the EU’s Justice and Home Affairs policy. This post charts the development of the policy in its historical context over the last decade or so, and examines the
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