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

The Centre for Criminal Law and Criminal Justice at Durham law school is hosting an hybrid seminar on 6th May 2026 at 11:00 am " Under Scrutiny: Universal Jurisdiction in England and Wales within a Fragmented Western Landscape" register here

Forthcoming ECLA seminars (in April) on Extradition and Political Offences and (in May) on Crypto Fraud and Recovery and Sanctions.

European Commission: Fighting online fraud - action plan Call for Evidence 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 

One to watch amendments to the Crime and Policing Bill including proposed amendment to the ICC Act to permit courts to prosecute crimes of universal jurisdiction here 

Latest issue of EUCRIM now available 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