Anne Weyembergh, professor at the European Studies Institute at the Université libre de Bruxelles, says that the Belgian legislator based its framework decision on the European arrest warrant and procedures (Decision 2002/584) in its transposition law, rendering compulsory, in some cases, refusal by the implementation authority to hand over an individual covered by a European arrest warrant whereas the European rules foresee optional refusal. This newsletter contacted the European penal...