In a judgment delivered on Tuesday 18 April (Case C-699/21), the Court of Justice of the EU ruled that the competent authority of an EU Member State may refuse to execute a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) if there is a risk of endangering the life of the wanted person after his or her surrender in the issuing country.
The Italian Constitutional Court has asked the Court to rule on how to prevent the risk of serious damage to the health of a person who is the subject of a European arrest...