Digital Leaning Path in Criminal Law (DIGICRIM) e-Modules

The e-modules of the EU co-funded DIGICRIM project are now available. The course offers 6 introductory and 3 advanced e-modules on EU criminal law, providing legal professionals with a structured, comprehensive understanding of judicial cooperation, substantive criminal law, procedural guarantees, and key instruments such as the European Arrest Warrant, European Investigation Order, and alternative measures.Designed for flexibility, the e-modules feature presentations, case discussions, and recorded debates to help you navigate the complexities of EU criminal law in a systematic way.

About this course

The course includes six introductory e-modules:

  1. EU competence on criminal law, institutions, procedures, and actors, intervention logic, relevant CJEU case law
  2. European Arrest Warrant role of issuing and executing authorities, grounds of refusal
  3. European Investigation Order
  4. The so called ‘Alternative measures’ (FD Transfer of prisoners, FD European supervision Order, FD European Probation Order)
  5. Procedural guarantees instruments
  6. EU substantive criminal law – PIF crimes

And three advanced e-modules:

  1. The relevance of the EU Charter of Fundamental rights in relation to EU criminal law – discussion standards of protection in the context of national constitutional law traditions the EU charter and the European Convention on Human Rights
  2. Dealing with the effects of the Aranyosi case law in relation to the EAW, selected issues in relation to the EAW: issuing authority, trial in absentia, relations with third countries and dealing with the effects of the Deficiencies of the system of justice case law in relation to the EAW
  3. Power and competences of the EPPO from the viewpoint of participating and non-participating EU MS

How will it help you?

Upon completion of this course, you will gain a comprehensive, systematic understanding of EU criminal law through a module-based approach, mapping key instruments and issues. You will also develop an awareness of current challenges to mutual recognition and trust in EU judicial cooperation and learn to address them.

Target group

The target group for the e-training includes legal practitioners and legal professionals.

Implementation

The project is co-funded by the European Union and it is being implemented by EIPA Luxembourg – European Centre for Judges and Lawyers (ECJL) in partnership with KSSIP – Krajowa Szkola Sadownictwa I Prokuratury in Poland.

Digital Leaning Path in Criminal Law (DIGICRIM) e-Modules

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All videos, presentations and recordings are available in English, French and Polish.