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Europe Daily Bulletin No. 11583

30 June 2016
Contents Publication in full By article 18 / 26
COURT OF JUSTICE OF THE EU / (ae) jha
Court clarifies scope of ne bis in idem principle in Schengen area

Brussels, 29/06/2016 (Agence Europe) - On Wednesday 29 June, the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that in the Schengen area the ne bis in idem principle (that a person cannot be judged twice for the same deeds) cannot protect a suspect against proceedings in a Schengen state because another Schengen state has terminated previous criminal proceedings for the same acts without a detailed investigation.

The judges followed the opinion of Advocate General Yves Bot (see EUROPE 11454) in this...

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