The German Constitutional Court and the European Arrest Warrant: The latest twist in the judicial dialogue

The German Constitutional Court (GCC) has acted again, and now in the always sensitive area of fundamental rights. In an Order published on the 26 January 2016, the GCC has undertaken an 'identity control' over the implementation of a European Arrest Warrant (EAW) issued by Italian authorities and intended to be executed in Germany.

• Primary Source

Germany: Federal Constitutional Court: Press Release, 26.01.16: Protection of Fundamental Rights in Individual Cases is Ensured as Part of Identity Review http://www.bundesverfassungsgericht.de/SharedDocs/Pressemitteilungen/EN/2016/bvg16-004.html;jsessionid=A1235A9967C58FC4EC86960E0E430AD2.2_cid392

ESO: Background information: Information on… Federal Constitutional Court – Bundesverfassungsgericht (BVerfG) http://www.europeansources.info/record/information-on-federal-constitutional-court-bundesverfassungsgericht-bverfg/

Blog: Verfassungsblog, 27.01.16: Awakenings: the 'Identity Control' decision by the German Constitutional Court http://verfassungsblog.de/awakenings-the-identity-control-decision-by-the-german-constitutional-court/

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