Vacancy Notice: Legal Secretary (Reférendaire) to Judge Vajda at the European Court of Justice, Luxembourg

Applications are invited for the above position which is expected to fall vacant in about November 2013, The post involves providing advice on both substantive and procedural points of law arising in cases before the ECJ to Judge Vajda, preparing drafts ofjudgments and procedural documents, as well as contributing to thc deliberations of the Court through written notes. The internal working language of the ECJ being French, all written work wiLl have to be carried out almost exclusively in French, This is an important post that involves a high degree of responsibility, graded at the level of a Head of Unit (AD1O to AD14) and remunerated accordingly. It is not equivalent to the post of a Judicial Assistant in the UK.

Applicants should be qualified to practise law or have taught law full time at university level, he fluent in both English and French and be fully conversant with European Union law. Familiarity with the United Kingdom legal systems would be an advantage, as would significant relevant experience of legal practice or teaching.

Applications, consisting of a CV and cover letter, together with the names and addresses of two referees who have experience of the applicant’s work over the past three years, should be submitted by email to Jacqueline Waishe on jw@curia.europa.eu and will be treated in strict confidence. Further details about conditions of employment are available on request. Deadline for receipt of applications: 8 April 2013.

Tackling Cyberlaundering More Effectively - Legal Challenges and Practical Difficulties

	Lisbon, 11-12 April 2013 Fee: € 90 Objective The abuse of the internet by money launderers is a significant threat. Cyberlaundering, i.e. internet-related money laundering, has become an efficient way to hide the proceeds of crimes. New advanced technological solutions of electronic payment and non-cash transactions have considerably reduced the risk of seizure and forfeiture of money that has been illegally obtained by criminals. This seminar will look at criminal money flows on the internet, at the main international and European standards and legal instruments in place and at the key role played by the exchange of information between the private and public sectors. Key topics The risk of money laundering on the internet Challenges in investigating and prosecuting financial crimes on the internet The new OECD international anti-money laundering (AML) standards, the review of the Third EU AML Directive and the proposed new EU Directive on attacks against information systems (“Directive on Cybercrime”) The involvement of the internet industry to tackle cyberlaundering Cyberlaundering: recent trends and intelligence tools
	Organiser: ERA (Laviero Buono) in cooperation with the Centro de Estudos Judiciários With the financial support of the European Commission’s Prevention of and Fight against Crime Programme (Directorate-General Home Affairs) Language: English Speakers: Christian Aghroum, Chairman of the Security Commission of CDSE, Former Director of the French National Cybercrime Unit, Lausanne; Graham Butler, President & CEO of Bitek International, London; Liviu Chirita, Head of Fraud Prevention at UniCredit Tiriac Bank S.A.; Chairman of the Antifraud Committee of the Romanian Banking Association, Bucharest; Alexandre Baptista Coelho, Coordinator of the Department for International Relations, Centro de Estudos Judiciários, Lisbon; Rainer Franosch, Senior Public Prosecutor, Cybercrime Department, Office of the Attorney General, Frankfurt; Marco Gercke, Professor of Criminal Law at the University of Cologne, Director of the Cybercrime Research Institute, Cologne; Benjamin Godfrey, Coordinator, Enforcement & Compliance Cybercrime & ID Fraud, Risk & Intelligence Service, Organised Crime Policy and Planning Unit, HM Revenue & Customs, London; Piet Lakeman, Senior Manager, Risk Management, Visa Europe, Amsterdam; Dave O'Reilly, Financial Cybercrime Analyst, Dublin; Daniel Thelesklaf, Director of the Liechtenstein Financial Intelligence Unit (FIU)/Operations, Vaduz; Tatiana Tropina, Senior Researcher at the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Freiburg; Pedro Verdelho, Prosecutor, Cybercrime Coordinator of the Office of the Prosecutor General, Lisbon; Fabienne Weibel, Director, Deputy Head of Government Relations Europe, PayPal, Brussels Event no.: 313DT19 Further information and online registration

Organised Crime in the EU: Cases, Trends and Tools

Focus on:

• Counterfeiting & smuggling of goods
• Confiscation of crime proceeds

	Trier, 31 January – 1 February 2013 Fee: € 105 Objective This seminar will present the latest developments at EU and national level in the fight against organised crime, in particular the involvement of organised crime groups in financial and economic criminality. It will focus on national case law, international cooperation and confiscation of crime proceeds. Key topics ·         The new EU directive on confiscation ·         Criminal law responses against organised crime involvement in counterfeiting and smuggling of goods in the EU ·
	Organiser: Corina Badea, Academy of European Law The project is co-financed by the European Commission under the “Prevention of and fight against crime” programme (ISEC 2011). Languages: English, French (simultaneous interpretation) Conditions of participation: ERA will reimburse the accommodation after the event on presentation of the original receipts  up to a max. of 90 EUR (provision not applicable to participants from Trier & Luxembourg). The number of places available for participants is limited. Registrations will be accepted first-come-first-served. Speakers: Erik Barnett, Director of European Policy for Homeland Security Investigations, U.S. Department of Homeland Security, US Embassy, Brussels; Salvatore Catania, Head of Tobacco & Counterfeit Goods Unit,  Investigations Directorate, European Antifraud Office, European Commission, Brussels; Wendy De Bondt, Assistant for International and European Criminal Law, Ghent University, Institute for International Research on Criminal Policy, Ghent; Bérengère Dreno, Specialist, Criminal Finances and Technology Unit, Europol, The Hague; Sylvie Petit-Leclair, National Member for France, Eurojust, The Hague (invited); Monica Pop, Chief Prosecutor – IPR Crimes, General Prosecutor´s Office attached to the High Court of Cassation and Justice, Bucharest; Gianfranco Scarfò, Prosecutor, Antimafia Prosecution Office, Naples; David Touvet, Deputy Chief Prosecutor Inter Regional Specialised Court (JIRS), former French liaison magistrate to the Netherlands, Nancy; Aled Williams,  former liaison magistrate, former President of Eurojust, London Event no.: 313DT22 Further information and online registration

Towards the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (EPPO) Institutional and Practical Challenges

	City: Trier Date: 17-18 January 2013 Fee: € 100 Objective The establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) is envisaged in Article 86 TFEU. The EPPO would be responsible for investigating, prosecuting and bringing to justice those who damage assets managed by or on behalf of the EU. The European Council may adopt a decision extending the powers of the EPPO to include serious crime having a cross-border dimension. From 7 March to 6 June 2012, the European Commission carried out a public consultation on: ‘Protecting the European Union's Financial Interests and Enhancing Prosecutions’. The consultation provided judicial professionals (such as judges, prosecutors and law enforcement officials) with the opportunity to present their views, helping the Commission to develop its proposal. This conference will look at the institutional and practical challenges of establishing the EPPO. Issues of substantive and procedural criminal law will be examined together with the legal status and the possible internal organisation of the new Office. The conference will also debate the future relations of the EPPO with the other relevant EU bodies involved in cooperation in criminal matters such as Eurojust, OLAF and Europol. Key topics National experiences of prosecuting offences affecting the EU's financial interests and key challenges for prosecutions Analysis of the legal framework necessary to ensure more effective criminal enforcement of the protection of the EU's financial interests General rules applicable to the EPPO, conditions governing the performance of its functions and rules of procedure applicable to its activities (including issues of judicial review and democratic control) Practical and organisational conditions for setting up the EPPO.
	Organiser: Laviero Buono, Academy of European Law This event has been co-financed by the European Commission (OLAF) under the Hercule II Programme Languages: English, French, German (simultaneous interpretation) Speakers: Yves Bot, Advocate General, European Court of Justice, Luxembourg; Michèle Coninsx, President of Eurojust, The Hague; Peter Csonka, Adviser, DG Justice, European Commission, Brussels; Zlata Durdevic, Professor of Criminal Procedural Law, University of Zagreb; David J Dickson, Solicitor Advocate, Crown Office, EJN Contact Point, Edinburgh; Joachim Eckert, Presiding Judge, District Court, Munich; Jorge Espina, Deputy Prosecutor, International Cooperation Unit, Office of the General Prosecutor, Madrid; Anca Jurma, Chief Prosecutor, Service for International Cooperation, National Anticorruption Directorate, Bucharest; Giovanni Kessler, Director General, OLAF, European Commission, Brussels; Lothar Kuhl, Head of Unit D.4, Corporate Planning and Policy, OLAF, European Commission, Brussels; Françoise Le Bail, Director General, DG Justice, European Commission, Brussels ; Katalin Ligeti, Professor of European and International Criminal Law, University of Luxembourg; Juan Fernando López Aguilar, Chair of the LIBE Committee, European Parliament, Brussels; Holger Matt, Chairman of the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA), Frankfurt; Hans Nilsson, Head of Unit, Fundamental Rights and Criminal Justice, General Secretariat, Council of the European Union, Brussels; Robert Sheehan, National Member for Ireland, Eurojust, The Hague; Filippo Spiezia, Deputy National Anti-Mafia Prosecutor, Rome; John Vervaele, Professor of Economic and European Criminal Law, University of Utrecht; Robert Wainwright, Director, Europol, The Hague; Anne Weyembergh, Professor, Institute for European Studies, Free University of Brussels Event no.: 313DT21 Further information and online registration

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

Academy of european law (ERA)

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