Contemporary criminal investigation assisted by computing technology imposes challenges
to the right to a fair trial and the scientific validity of digital evidence. This paper identifies …

Digital evidence and digital forensics have a significant impact on criminal investigation.
This requires an examination if the fair trial principle remains sound in the new domain. In …

The topic of this book is the principle of mutual trust in European Union (EU) criminal law.
This policy area falls within the so-called Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ), the …

After lengthy discussions, several drafts and numerous amendments, on 22 October 2013
the final text of the Directive on access to lawyer, right to have a person informed and right to …

This paper motivates and studies the feasibility of a new digital right to procedural accuracy
(RPA) for digital evidence processing in criminal investigations. The need to guarantee a …

Law enforcement at sea has become an increasingly important tool for combating
transnational crime. Such law enforcement operations are commonly directed by …

This article discusses the protection of individuals within criminal justice cooperation
procedures in the European area of freedom, security and justice. The reign of the mutual …

Evidence gathering in the European context is regulated on the basis of the transnational
cooperation model. Its fundamental instruments are the newborn European Investigation …

In order to better understand the challenges facing transnational criminal law, the paper
considers six regional anti-cybercrime regimes and traces their development and content …

Abstract The European Public Prosecutor's Office Regulation provides for a system of
cooperation in cross-border evidence gathering based on the assignment of investigative …