Legal Basis: Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European Arrest Warrant and the Surrender Procedures Between Member States

Abstract

The chapter deals with the legal basis of the European arrest warrant—the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between Member States. It is divided into five sections and is summarised with concluding observations. Section 301 introduces its legal analysis and answers a principal question as to why the European arrest warrant was introduced by the framework decision. Further, Sect. 3.2 examines its relation to the law of extradition. Subsequently, Sect. 3.3 deals with the compatibility of the Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA on the European arrest warrant […] with the European Union primary law. Section 3.4 observes the amendments of the Framework Decision. In addition, whereas it has been supplemented, Sect. 3.5 briefly mentions additional legal acts.