Specialist committees and working groups made up of experts appointed by the national delegations discuss and develop policy papers on a wide range of areas affecting the European legal profession.
Criminal Law Committee
This committee deals with, among other things, current and future procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings, issues regarding the European Public Prosecutor, European Arrest Warrant, European Investigation Order and a wide-range of other related issues.
Members
GUERRERO PALOMARES
Salvador
Spain
Mc NAMEE
Peter
MANHART
Rupert
Austria
CLEMENT
Christian
Belgium
KONING
Francois
Belgium
WARSON
Gert
Belgium
NIKITAS
Orestis
Cyprus
KRUTINA
Miroslav
Czech Republic
SEIFERT
Filip
Czech Republic
Gottlieb
Katrine
Denmark
Muna
Elmer
Estonia
RIIHELÄ
Antti
Finland
BOXO
Gilles
France
DUNAC
Pierre
France
GUIRIATO
Valentine
France
POTIER
Camille
France
OEHMICHEN
Anna
Germany
SCHOTT
Stefanie
Germany
ANAGNOSTAKIS
Alexis
Greece
KOUTKIAS
Nikolaos
Greece
PYROMALLIS
Georgios
Greece
MacGUILL SC
James
Ireland
O'DOHERTY
John
Ireland
CANESTRINI
Nicola
Italy
GERMANÀ TASCONA
Nadia
Italy
LUPARIA
Luca
Italy
SORRENTINO
Gaia
Italy
ROZENBERGS
Jānis
Latvia
DRAKŠAS
Romualdas
Lithuania
DUPONT
Nora
Luxembourg
BROSVEET
Anders
Norway
CHRZCZONOWICZ
Piotr
Poland
KABANSKI
Witold
Poland
ZACHARSKI
Michał
Poland
OLIVEIRA SANTOS
Andrea
Portugal
SANGBORN
Johan
Sweden
VAN DEN BOSCH
Esther
The Netherlands
VAN ZIJL
Rosa
The Netherlands
WESTDIJK
Michele
The Netherlands
BROWN
Gerard Anthony
United Kingdom
Hyman
Stefan
United Kingdom
MACLEOD KC
Murdo
United Kingdom
Documents
CCBE Response to the European Commission "Call for evidence" on the Implementation and Impact of the EPPO Regulation and the Effectiveness and Efficiency of the EPPO's...
CCBE position paper on the proposal for a Regulation of the European Parliament and of the Council on the transfer of proceedings in criminal matters (30/06/2023)
CCBE position on the Commission proposal for a Directive to harmonise criminal offences and penalties for the violations of EU restrictive measures (31/03/2023)
CCBE response to the public consultation "Supporting crime victims evaluation of the Victims' Rights Directive" (08/10/2021)
CCBE comments in response to the Commission “Consultation of judges, other justice practitioners and training institutions on the new European Commission Strategy on...
CCBE Response to the Public Consultation on improving cross border access to electronic evidence in criminal matters (20/10/2017)
CCBE response to the Proposal for a Regulation on the mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders (19/05/2017)
CCBE response to the Commission Proposal for a Directive on countering money laundering by criminal law (31/03/2017)
CCBE Comments on the text from Member States regarding the creation of a EPPO (27/04/2015)
Comments from the CCBE regarding the establishment of a EPPO (18/11/2014)
Commission recommendation on procedural safeguards for vulnerable persons suspected or accused in criminal proceedings (04/04/2014)
Commission recommendation on the right to legal aid for suspects or accused persons in criminal proceedings (04/04/2014)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on procedural safeguards for children suspected or accused in criminal proceedings (04/04/2014)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the strengthening of certain aspects of the presumption of innocence and of the right to be p...
Proposal for a Directive on the European Parliament and of the Council on provision of legal aid for suspects or accused persons deprived of liberty and legal aid in E...
CCBE response to a proposal for a European Public Prosecutor (29/11/2013)
Proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right of access to a lawyer and on the right to inform a third party upon deprivation of ...
A European Public Prosecutor s Office EPPO (07/02/2013)
Access to a lawyer and the right to inform a third party upon deprivation of liberty (22/01/2013)
CCBE response to the Council text of 31 May 2012 regarding the proposed Directive on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to commun...
CCBE Response to the European Commission Proposal for a Regulation on mutual recognition of protection measures in civil matters (30/03/2012)
House of Lords Justice Institution Sub Committee Enquiry into EU Criminal Procedure Response on behalf of the CCBE (07/12/2011)
CCBE response to green paper Strengthening mutual trust in the European Judicial area a Green Paper on the application of EU Criminal Justice legislation in the field ...
CCBE response to the recent position taken by France Belgium the Netherlands United Kingdom and Ireland regarding the proposed Directive on the right of access to a la...
CCBE briefing paper on the right of access to a lawyer in criminal proceedings and on the right to communicate upon arrest (08/07/2011)
CCBE Comments on the proposal for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council on the right to information in criminal proceedings (21/01/2011)
CCBE Response to Commission Consultation on Victims rights (22/10/2010)
Comments from the CCBE on the proposal for a European Investigation Order (22/10/2010)
CCBE submission Green paper on obtaining evidence in criminal matters from one member state to another and securing its admissibility (23/01/2010)
CCBE Response to the Green Paper on conflicts of jurisdiction and the principle of ne bis in idem (28/04/2006)
CCBE Response on the proposal for a Council framework decision on certain procedural rights in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union (08/12/2004)
CCBE Response to the Commission proposal for a European Evidence Warrant (08/12/2004)
Proposal by the CCBE for the establishment of a European Criminal Law Ombudsman (08/12/2004)
CCBE Response to the Green Paper on Procedural safeguards for suspects and defendants in criminal proceedings throughout the European Union (27/05/2003)
