Welcome to the website of the European Criminal Law Association - ECLA(UK)
The European Criminal Law Association (ECLA UK) is an unincorporated association of practitioners, academics and others interested in the emerging body of European Criminal law - a body which will not be going away on Brexit day and which many of us will continue to need (or want) to keep an eye on for many years to come. We have been going since 1980 and we intend to continue to study, discuss and provide information on the development of the criminal law in Europe by means of seminars, publications and this website. If you are not a member, you can join simply and cheaply.
Latest News
Tuesday 16th June 2026 Online Event : The SFO and EU Cooperation on Fraud
see our news page for further details. The event will take place as an interview at 6:00-7:30 BST. Attendance is free but registration is required here
The latest issue of EUCRIM is now available here
ECLAN Summer School 2026
School "The EU Area of Criminal Justice" are now open. The 22nd edition of the summer school will take place from 29 June to 3 July 2026 at the Institute for European Studies (ULB) in Brussels and online.
Who can register? Practitioners, researchers, and students passionate about criminal justice.
How to register? Send an email with motivation letter and CV to eclan.network@gmail.com.
In 2026, the focus is on the procedural safeguards across the EU and their adequacy in the digital age. Fees, the (provisional) program and more information can be found on the ECLAN website.
The 13th edition of the ECLAN PhD Seminar aiming to provide a stage for "Emerging Voices in European Criminal Law" will take place on 22 May 2026 at the University of Coimbra Institute for Legal Research (UCILeR). See here for calls for papers
EU proposals on a new Anti Corruption Directive here
Summer Course on European Criminal Justice
Online, 22-26 June 2026
Key topics:
- The institutional framework of European criminal justice
- Mutual recognition in EU criminal law, including the EAW, EIO, EPO and CJEU case law
- EU crimes and enforcement priorities, including cybercrime and corruption
- Cross-border evidence and assets: e-evidence, freezing & confiscation, JITs
- Digitalisation and AI in cross-border criminal cooperation (e-CODEX, eEDES)
- Europol, Eurojust, EJN, the EPPO and AMLA and their evolving mandates
- Transfer of proceedings and enforcement of criminal sentences
- Procedural safeguards, victims’ rights, and defence rights under EU law
Further information: www.era.int/en/event-number/326B006
A 20% discount is available to members of the Association.
European Commission: Fighting online fraud - action plan. 94 submissions were made in response here
Independent Review of Disclosure and Fraud Offences: second report here
EU became a signatory to the Council of Europe Convention on the Protection of the Environment through Criminal law on 3rd December 2025 see here for details
EU Rule of Law review 2025 here
The Crime and Policing Bill has now been enacted as the Crime and Police Act 2026 here
Data Policy
Our Data policy can be found with our Constitution but it is very simple. ECLA’s Honorary Secretary and Treasurer keep your name, email and possibly also your address and phone number (culled from your membership application) safely on their own computers and use the data to send out flyers, papers and other information relating to ECLA or other organisations with a similar focus. You can check or change what we hold by contacting either official. The University of Durham currently host our online seminars on teams. These recordings are available to attendees and members usually for a period of up to 6 months. Details of the University of Durham's privacy policy can be found here