Luxemburg, 13/09/2006 (Agence Europe) - In his conclusions on the Advocaten voor de Wereld case, Advocate General Ruiz-Jarabo takes the view that the European arrest warrant does not breach the fundamental rights of equality before the law and legality in criminal proceedings. “The European arrest warrant and extradition belong to different value systems,” he says in a press release.
The case was referred to the European Court of Justice by the Belgian Cour d'arbitrage/Arbitragehof,...