Self-learning Materials

The training module addresses judges and prosecutors dealing with environmental issues with previous general, and in certain cases specific, knowledge regarding the subject. The module will provide judges and prosecutors with relevant information on the latest developments of the EU environmental law acquis, relevant jurisprudence of the Court of Justice of the EU and an in-depth analysis of the topic with a special focus on Participatory and Procedural Rights in Environmental Matters.

This product is available after registration to the CEPOL LEEd platform . Please see the below Registration Guide for details. The aim of the module is to present the support options of a PCCC when it comes to cross-border cooperation of police, border guards and...

None of the three EU directives has been properly and fully implemented in the Polish legal system. At least the transposition process made possible the creation of new legal qualities, which brought the Polish legal system closer to the EU pattern.

This guide, which is a list of questions and answers, contains information and practical advice for proceedings before national courts prior to application to the European Court of Human Rights (ECHR), before the Court itself, and during the enforcement of the Court’s judgments.

This practice guide is meant to help applying the Brussels IIb Regulation (EU) 2019/1111 which governs jurisdiction, recognition, and enforcement of decisions in matrimonial matters and parental responsibility within the EU, replacing the previous Brussels IIa Regulation.

Practice Guide for the application of the European Small Claims Procedure under Regulation (EC) No 861/2007 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 11 July 2007 establishing a European Small Claims Procedure

This Practice Guide presents in great detail the European Enforcement Order Procedure that was established under Regulation (EC) No 805/2004 of the European Parliament and of the Council of 21 April 2004 creating a European Enforcement Order for uncontested claims.

This Practice Guide presents in great detail the European Order for Payment Procedure that was established under Regulation 1896/2006.

This practice guide seeks to give an overview of the relevant rules of EU private international law in relation to employment contracts, including posting of workers. The guide is cross-cutting in that it applies to all sectors of employment, but it takes special account of sectors in which cross-border mobility of workers is of particular relevance, such as air transport and other modes of transport.

This Guide is meant to help applying Regulation No 4/2009 on maintenance obligations

This document has been drawn up by the Commission Services and the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters (http://ec.europa.eu/civiljustice). Recognising the advantages that videoconferencing can bring to obtaining evidence in cross-border cases, the European Judicial Network in Civil and Commercial Matters has produced this guide to provide practical information to assist judges to make greater use of videoconferencing to obtain evidence in civil and commercial matters under Council Regulation (EC) No 1206/2001 of 28 May 2001.

This report looks at the practical implementation of the presumption of innocence in criminal proceedings, and related rights, in 9 EU Member States (Austria, Belgium, Bulgaria, Cyprus, Germany, Italy, Lithuania, Poland and Portugal). Article 48 of the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights guarantees the presumption of innocence – but, as FRA’s research underscores, it can be undermined in many ways.

The ENTraNCE project has led to the publication of several working papers. These working papers include the case notes written by training participants, summarising national judgements in the field of EU competition law.

A systematic overview of all the types of judicial procedures before the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) – with a particular focus on: the entities that can launch each type of procedure; the requirements for initiating a specific type of procedure; and the possible outcomes (judgments, orders, opinions) and their legal value.

This product is available after registration to the CEPOL LEEd platform . Please see the below Registration Guide for details. This module aims to raise awareness about the Prüm Decision as a tool to improve cross-border cooperation, particularly in combatting terrorism...

This judicial analysis is primarily intended to be used by members of courts and tribunals of EU Member States working on international protection cases. It focuses on qualification for international protection under the Qualification Directive (QD) (recast). As now updated, it incorporates the analysis of Article 15(c) QD (recast), which was originally the subject of a separate judicial analysis.

This manual outlines responses to foreign terrorist fighters (FTFs) and their families, returning or planning to return to their home countries within the European Union, from terrorist conflict zones. The responses are presented from a practitioner’s perspective.

This course introduces restorative justice as a human rights–based approach to crime, conflict, and social harm. It explores dialogue, accountability, and reparation as alternatives to punitive systems, while ensuring compliance with international human rights standards and EU legal frameworks.

Protecting the rights of anyone suspected or accused of a crime is an essential element of the rule of law. Courts, prosecutors and police officers need certain powers to enforce the law – but trust in the outcomes of their efforts will quickly erode without effective safeguards. Such safeguards take on various forms, and include the right to certain information and to a lawyer.