Academy of European Law: Data Protection in the Area of European Criminal Justice Today

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DATA PROTECTION IN THE AREA OF EUROPEAN CRIMINAL JUSTICE TODAY

REFORM OR STATUS QUO?

• ·         The Commission’s reform package and its draft Directive
• ·         The use of PNR data and data retention: state of play

Trier, 5-6 November 2012

Registrations reaching ERA before 12 October will be eligible for a 10% discount.

On 9-10 October 2012, the European Parliament will host a high-level consultation with the national Parliaments concerning "the reform of the EU Data Protection Framework - Building trust in a digital and global world". One of the core elements of reform is the proposed Directive regulating the processing of personal data for within the criminal and law enforcement activity.

The Directive and related legal controversies on the future regulation of data processing and retention in the criminal field shall be discussed in this conference organised by the Academy of European Law in cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS).

Objective:

This conference will provide participants with in-depth knowledge of the current reform measures taken by the EU in the area of data protection in criminal justice as well as with an update on the state of play regarding pending issues such as Passenger Name Records (PNR) and data retention and their impact on the right to data protection.

Key topics:

• ·         The Commission’s package reforming data protection in the EU: pros and cons of splitting the proposals?
• ·         The proposed Directive on data protection in the area of police and justice: a sufficient measure?
• ·         The Framework Decision on the protection of personal data processed in the framework of police and judicial cooperation in criminal matters: an outdated tool?
• ·         Using Passenger Name Records (PNR): solution or never-ending story?
• ·         Accessing private-sector data: the need for common regulations for the police?
• ·         The Data Retention Directive: the way forward?
• ·         Transfer of data to third states: a sufficient framework on EU level?
• ·         Law enforcement access to Eurodac: what's in the Commission’s proposal of 30 May 2012?

Who should attend? Data protection officials, criminal law practitioners and representatives of law enforcement working on data protection in the framework of police or judicial cooperation in criminal matters.

Language: English

Organiser: ERA (Cornelia Riehle) in cooperation with the European Data Protection Supervisor (EDPS)

Event number: 312D122

Further information

Speakers and Chairpersons:

Diana Alonso Blas, Data Protection Officer, Eurojust, The Hague

Monica den Boer, Professor, Academic Dean of the Police Academy of the Netherlands, Apeldoorn

Giovanni  Buttarelli, Assistant European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels

Emilio De Capitani, Visiting Professor, University l'Orientale, Naples

Christopher Docksey, Office of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels

Daniel Drewer, Data Protection Officer, Europol, The Hague

Dimitrios Droutsas, Member of the European Parliament, Strasbourg/Brussels

Caroline Goemans-Dorny, Counsel, Office of Legal Affairs, Interpol

Paul de Hert, Professor of Law at the Faculty of Law and Criminology, Vrije Universiteit Brussels; Associate Professor, Institute for Law and Technology, Tilburg

Peter Hustinx, European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels

Herke Kranenborg, Office of the European Data Protection Supervisor, Brussels

Reinhard Priebe, Director, Internal Security, DG Home, European Commission, Brussels

Giorgos Rossides, Special Advisor - Data Protection Reform, Cyprus Presidency of the Council of the EU, Brussels

Thomas Zerdick, Policy Officer, Data Protection Unit, DG Justice, European Commission, Brussels

Recent Jurisprudence of the ECtHR in the Area of Criminal Law

Strasbourg, 13 November 2012 – 14 November 2012

Languages: English, French (simultaneous interpretation)

Event number: 312D96

Areas of law: Criminal Law, Human Rights Law

Objective

The seminar will provide legal practitioners with a detailed update on the case law developed by the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) with relevance for criminal law and criminal procedure.  It will focus primarily, but not exclusively, on developments in 2011 and 2012. 

Key topics

• Obligation to conduct an effective investigation of serious crimes and the right to life (Art. 2 ECHR)
• Obligations on police and penitentiary authorities regarding persons in custody  (Art. 3 ECHR)
• Lawfulness of arrests and deprivation of liberty (Art. 5 ECHR)
• Evidence obtained through special investigation techniques (Art. 6 § 1 ECHR, Art. 8 ECHR, Art. 13 ECHR)
• Presumption of innocence (Art.6 § 2 ECHR)
• Fairness of a hearing, equality of arms and privilege against self-incrimination (Art. 6 § 1 ECHR)
• Rights of the defence and assistance to be provided to the accused (Art. 6 § 3 ECHR)

Who should attend?

Judges, prosecutors, police and criminal defence lawyers.

For more information see ERA website

Opt Out and Suffer the Consequences, EU Criminal Law Report Warns

Amid an escalating debate on whether the Government should use Protocol 36 of the Lisbon Treaty to opt out of EU criminal law, a study reveals how doing so would limit the UK’s ability to police international crime. The UK is in danger of compromising its ability to police international crimes like terrorism and drug trafficking by exercising its right to opt out of EU criminal law, a report has warned. The 79-page study, by researchers working at the Centre for European Legal Studies (CELS), at the University of Cambridge examines the likely consequences of the UK choosing to withdraw from a swathe of EU criminal legislation under terms agreed at the Treaty of Lisbon in 2007.

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Academy of European Law: Annual Conference on the Schengen Area 2012

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Annual Conference on the Schengen Area 2012

.         The Commission's proposals on Schengen evaluation and temporary reinstatement of border controls

.         Perspectives for Bulgaria, Croatia and romania

.         Second Generation Schengen Information System (SIS II)

Trier, 20-21 September 2012

Registrations reaching ERA before 31 August will be eligible for a 10% discount.

Objective:

This conference will provide legal practitioners with an in-depth analysis of the European Commission's proposed Regulation on the establishment of an evaluation and monitoring mechanism to verify the application of the Schengen acquis and its draft amendment of Regulation (EC) No 562/2006 to provide for common rules on the temporary reintroduction of border controls at internal borders in exceptional circumstances. The proposals follow the independent action taken by some Member States to secure their borders after the Arab Spring, which kick-started a debate on how best to ensure that an area of border-free travel can be maintained but at the same time kept secure.

The conference will also look at recent developments in the instruments available to secure internal borders, as well as the related situation at the Greek-Turkish external border.

Key topics:

.         The European Commission's proposed legislation on Schengen evaluation and temporary reinstatement of border controls.

.         The accession of Bulgaria and Romania and the preparations being undertaken by Croatia to join the Schengen Area.

.         An update on the second generation Schengen Information System (SIS II), scheduled to go operational at the beginning of 2013.

.         Modifications to the Schengen Borders Code and independent measures taken by Member States.

.         Police and customs cooperation centres to assist with cross-border surveillance, hot pursuit, joint patrols and other joint operations.

Who should attend?

Law enforcement officers and ministry officials, NGOs active in the field.

Further information

Organiser: Ramin Farinpour, ERA

Language: English

Event number: 312D92

The seminar includes a visit to the village of Schengen and the European Museum Schengen.

Speakers:

Jelle Bakker, Advisor, Directorate General for Immigration, Dutch Ministry of the Interior and Kingdom Relations, The Hague

Charles Elsen, former Director General of Justice and Home Affairs, Council of the European Union, Luxembourg

Ramin Farinpour, Course Director, ERA, Trier

Dimitar Georgiev, Bulgarian Deputy Minister of the Interior, Sofia

Arto Niemenkari, Deputy Head of Border and Coast Guard Division, Finnish Border Guard, Helsinki

Sandra Nunes, Policy Advisor to Carlos Coelho, Schengen Rapporteur, Member of the European Parliament (MEP), Strasbourg/Brussels

Marijo Rošić, Head of International Police Cooperation Department, Criminal Police Directorate, Ministry of the Interior, Zagreb

Antonio Saccone, Head of Operational Analysis and Evaluation Sector, Risk Analysis Unit, Operations Division, FRONTEX, Warsaw

Reinhard Schmid, Federal Criminal Police Office, Austrian Federal Ministry of the Interior, Vienna

Martin Šustr, Policy Officer, IT Projects: Infrastructure and Legal Issues Unit, DG Home Affairs, European Commission, Brussels

Luc Vandamme, Head of Schengen Unit, Directorate for Asylum, Visas, Immigration Borders, Schengen, Council of the European Union, Brussels

Mario Wolter, Detective Chief Superintendent, Joint Centre for Police and Customs Cooperation, Luxembourg

Academy of European Law: Annual Conference on EU Criminal Justice 2012

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ANNUAL CONFERENCE ON EU CRIMINAL JUSTICE 2012

.         INSTITUTIONAL UPDATE: NEW ROLE OF THE ECJ

.         DEFENCE AND VICTIMS' RIGHTS

.         NEW TECHNOLOGIES AND SOCIAL NETWORKS

Trier, 11-12 October 2012 

Objective: The objective of this annual conference, sponsored by the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Commission, is to facilitate the exchange of experiences and ideas among legal practitioners on current developments and future initiatives in the field of EU criminal justice.

Key topics:

.         Update on current and forthcoming developments (including the post-2014 perspective for the Court of Justice of the EU in criminal justice)

.         The way ahead for the rights of the defence

.         Strengthening victims' rights

.         The increasing impact of new technologies and social networks in EU criminal justice

Languages: English, French and German (with simultaneous interpretation)

Organiser: Laviero Buono, ERA

With financial support from the Criminal Justice Programme of the European Union (European Commission - Directorate-General Justice)

Event number: 312DT25

Registration fee: ? 400

.         ERA will reimburse the travel expenses after the event on presentation of the original receipts up to a max. of 400 EUR

.         ERA will book and pay accommodation for two nights.

.         Please note that the number of places available for participants is limited to 50. Registrations will be accepted on a first-come-first-served basis

Further information and online registration

Speakers:

Vincent Asselineau, Partner, Farthouat, Asselineau & Associés, Paris

Laviero Buono, Head of Section for European Criminal Law, ERA, Trier

Sławomir Buczma, Judge, Judicial Assistance and European Law Department, Ministry of Justice, Warsaw

Antoine Cahen, Head of Unit, Secretariat of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs (LIBE), European Parliament, Brussels

Vincent Cambier, Head of Criminal Records, Directorate General for Judicial Organisation, Ministry of Justice, Brussels

Marco Gercke, Professor of Criminal Law, University of Cologne, Director, Cybercrime Research Institute, Cologne

Alexandra Jour-Schröder, Head of Unit, Criminal Law, DG Justice, European Commission, Brussels

Urszula Aurelia Karkowska, Legal Officer, DG Justice, European Commission, Brussels

Steven Kay, QC, Defence Lawyer, Founder Member of The International Criminal Law Bureau, London

Justin Louman, Prosecutor, Cybercrime and Lawful Interception Unit, Prosecutor's Office, Amsterdam

David McKenna, President Victim Support Europe (VSE), Chief Executive, Victim Support Scotland, Edinburgh

Hans Nilsson, Head of Unit, Fundamental Rights and Criminal Justice, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels

Professor Joachim Vogel, Chair of the European Economic Criminal Law Department, Ludwig-Maximilians-University (LMU),  Munich

For more information, please visit our web site at www.era.int

The Great 2014 Opt Out - what would we lose and what would we replace these losses with?

Date: Monday 10th December 2012, 2.00pm

Venue: Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, 17 Russell Square, London WC1B 5DR

Registration: This event is free but advance registration required - to register email: IALS.Events@sas.ac.uk

"The Government must decide on an all or nothing basis, whether or not to opt out of the pre-Lisbon Third Pillar “acquis” – a steady accretion of criminal law measures and institutions that deal with criminal matters that have over the last few years arrived in English law, such as the European Arrest Warrant, parts of the Schengen Agreement and much, much more. How would we manage without them?"

Update on Thursday, December 6, 2012 at 3:35PM by Tony Wilson

Please see the full event poster for full details and programme.

Update on Monday, December 17, 2012 at 1:57PM by Tony Wilson

The following documents are available from this event:

• The Great British Opt-out: Hannay
• The Great British Opt-out: Gibson (Powerpoint)
• The Great British Opt-out: Peers
• The Great British Opt-out: Spencer (Powerpoint)
• The Great British Opt-out: Williams (Powerpoint)
• Fair Trials International submission to Sub-Committee E (Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection) and Sub-Committee F (Home Affairs, Health and Education) of the House of Lords Select Committee on the European Union: Inquiry into the UK’s 2014 Opt-out Decision (Protocol 36)
• Annex 1 FAQ
• Annex 2 Cases of Injustice

Update on Tuesday, January 8, 2013 at 4:24PM by Tony Wilson

Further documentation is also available on the EU Sub-Committee on Justice, Institutions and Consumer Protection and the EU Sub-Committee on Home Affairs, Health and Education joint inquiry "UK’s 2014 Opt-out Decision (Protocol 36)" web page.