With a decision of 22 April 2026, the Amsterdam District Court decided to stay surrender to France due to poor conditions of detention According to a circular issued by the prison administration on 17 May 1988, the French prison system affords detainees with generous living space. But this is only true on paper. In practice, France is facing a serious prison overcrowding crisis, which is at once structural and worsening. This has long been denounced by international monitorin

Background of the case The Supreme Court of Finland referred to the CJEU case two questions concerning the scope and effects of the...

Background of the case and main questions The French Cour de Cassation referred three preliminary questions to the CJEU that deal with...