Judicial networks
Criminal law network
On 29 June 1998, the European Council resolved to establish a European Judicial Network. The Network consists of representatives of national authorities whose activities include international legal cooperation. Each Member State has nominated a number of liaison officers who are to serve as active intermediaries facilitating judicial cooperation between the Member States in their fight against serious crime. The liaison officers are responsible for making information available to judicial authorities in their own country and to the other liaison officers and judicial authorities in the other Member States. They also have the task of promoting the coordination of judicial cooperation.
More information about the Network is available at the Council of the European Union website.
Civil law network
In May 2001, the Council of the European Union adopted a resolution on the establishment of a European legal network in the area of civil law (a civil law network). This network consists of one or more contact points in each Member State and of different authorities. The network has the task of facilitating legal cooperation between the members in various ways, including arranging meetings. It has designed an Internet information system providing readily accessible information to the general public.
On the website of the Network you can read more about the Network and its activities and get information on the service of documents, the taking of evidence, legal aid, etc.
Eurojust
Eurojust is a cooperation between prosecutors in the EU member states. The purpose of Eurojust is to improve and facilitate the cooperation in investigating and prosecuting serious organised crimes taking place in the EU-member states.
The value of Eurojust is the fact that in a case in which Eurojust is involved, the unit is in a position to obtain a better overview of the state of the investigation than is available to a national prosecutor.
