Issue and execution of European protection orders in Spain (Act on mutual recognition of criminal decisions in the European Union and transposition of 2011/99/EU Directive)

Authors

  • Coral Arangüena Fanego

DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rdce.51.02

Keywords:

European Union, Area of freedom, security and justice, principle of mutual recognition, European protection order, protection measures for victims of crime

Abstract

This paper analyzes in a critical way the European protection order (governed by Directive 2011/99/EU, transposed to Spanish Law through Act 23/2014, of 20 November, on mutual recognition of judicial decisions in criminal matters in the European Union). Such an order is a decision in criminal matters that may be handed down by the competent authority of any Member State in relation to a protection measure previously passed by that State, which entitles the competent authority of another Member State to pass the appropriate measures in favour of the victims or possible victims of offences who are in danger, when they have travelled to its territory. This regulation allows protection measures adopted to benefit the victim to accompany that person anywhere in the European Union that is the destination of occasional or permanent travel. 

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Section

STUDIES