Relation between Selected Legal Instruments Adopted within Framework of Police and Judicial Co-operation in Criminal Matters and International Law Obligations of the Czech Republic in Area of International Co-operation in Criminal Matters.

Project Manager: Ivo Šlosarčík

Timeframe: completed (January-September 2009)

Executive Summary: 

The goal of the project was to assess the relation between chosen legal instruments adopted in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters (Chapter VI of the EU Treaty) and the international legal commitments of the Czech Republic in the field of international criminal cooperation with the focus on the decisions of the European Council and their implementation in relations between member states (with regard to the possible contradiction in the process of implementation of respective international treaties in the given areas, including the issue of modification of these treaties in the sense of the Vienna Convention). The project was written on demand of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Outputs:

  • Study (of approximately 60 pages) including critical analysis and assesment of the research field, identification of the main problems and recommendations for the Czech Republic. The study was written for solely for internal needs of the Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic.

Donors: 

Ministry of Foreign Affairs of the Czech Republic


Publications

  • Civil Society Aspects in the Discussion on the EU Constitutional Treaty

    This publication contains the proceedings from the conference, organized by EUROPEUM Institute for European Policy in the Senate of the Czech Parliament on 8 October 2004. It contains the interventions of the respective speakers and panelists as well as samples from the discussion.

    The publication is available to download here.