The House of Lords EU Home Affairs Sub-Committee today launches its
new inquiry - Criminal Justice Cooperation with the EU
after Brexit: The European Arrest Warrant. The Committee will
begin this work with two evidence sessions held on Wednesday
29 March when it will question legal experts.
The Committee's previous report Brexit:
UK-EU security and police cooperation found that an
operational gap between the European Arrest Warrant (EAW) ceasing
to apply and a suitable replacement coming into force would pose
an unacceptable risk to the UK.
This inquiry will investigate the options for
replacing the EAW after the UK leaves the EU as a specific
case study. The Committee will also assess how the Government’s
intention to bring an end to the jurisdiction of the Court of
Justice of the European Union in the UK will affect the UK’s
ability to sustain "deep cooperation" with the EU and its Member
States in the fight against crime and terrorism.
Over the course of the inquiry the Committee will
cover issues including:
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What the transition to a new arrangement could look
like
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Whether an interim arrangement would be any easier
to negotiate than a permanent replacement for the
EAW
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What a "bespoke" arbitration or dispute resolution
mechanism, as envisaged by the Government, could look like in
this area
At 10:30am the Committee will hear
from:
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The Rt Hon Professor Sir Francis
Jacobs, Professor of
Law, King's College London and former Advocate General,
European Court of Justice
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Professor Sir Alan Dashwood QC,
Barrister, Henderson
Chambers; Professor, City University; Emeritus Professor,
Cambridge
At 11:30am the committee will then take
evidence from:
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Andrew
Langdon, Chairman of
the Bar, Bar Council
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Dr Anna
Bradshaw, Member of the
Law Society’s EU Committee and Of Counsel, Peters and Peters
Solicitors LLP
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Rosemary
Davidson, Barrister, 6KBW
College Hill
The evidence session will start at 10:30am on
Wednesday 29 March in Committee Room 3 of the House of
Lords.
