Letter To The Daily Telegraph: The Bespeak For The Uk To Opt Inward To The Eaw

Steve Peers

The next is the text of a missive of the alphabet published inwards today's Daily Telegraph, in addition to the dependent area of a  front page story inwards that newspaper (see likewise the web version), every bit good as the Guardian in addition to BBC News websites. The vote inwards Parliament is scheduled for Mon tenth November. 

If you lot are a UK of Britain in addition to Northern Republic of Ireland practitioner, academic, politician or NGO or in addition to would similar to add together your refer to this listing of signatories, delight tweet me at @StevePeers or email me at speers@essex.ac.uk.  

For to a greater extent than details of the argument for opting dorsum in, run across the previous post on this blog. 

Dear Sir,

Parliament volition presently aspect upwards a crucial vote on the Government’s proposal to opt into certainly European Union measures. H5N1 primal line of piece of job organisation is the European Arrest Warrant (EAW).
 



Without the EAW other European Union members may live on unable rapidly to extradite suspects similar Hussain Osman or Jeremy Forrest to Britain - both inwards jail later usage of the EAW. Unsurprisingly, the Association of Chief Police Officers believes nosotros cannot afford to lose it.

Britain likewise risks becoming a rubber haven for fugitives from judge – a handful of them British citizens, but the vast bulk unusual nationals wanted for crimes elsewhere inwards Europe.

At home, recent statutory changes should assist forbid extradition to long pre-trial detention overseas, in addition to curb EAW usage for piddling offences. Overseas, Britain tin solely atomic number 82 reform of Europe’s criminal judge co-operation past times beingness purpose of the system.


There is no credible option to the EAW. Other European Union members volition live on reluctant to adopt novel laws if nosotros refuse a arrangement that works. Resort to international police describe on extradition would live on tedious in addition to ineffective.

A vote to opt inwards volition live on a vote for safety in addition to for fair in addition to effective criminal justice. 


Yours,

from the Legal Profession

Rt Hon Lord Phillips of Worth Matravers KG

Lord Carlile of Berriew CBE QC

Rt Hon Sir Henry Brooke CMG

Rt Hon Sir David Edward KCMG QC FRSE

Rt Hon Sir Anthony Hooper

Rt Hon Sir Francis Jacobs KCMG QC
Rt Hon Sir David Latham

Rt Hon Sir Konrad Schiemann

Andrew Caplen, President of The Law Society of England & Wales

Alistair Morris, President of The Law Society of Scotland

Evanna Fruithof, Consultant to The Bar Council

Jonathan Cooper OBE, Doughty Street Chambers

Richard Clayton QC, 4-5 Gray’s Inn Square

Tom de la Mare QC, Blackstone Chambers

Helen Malcolm QC, Three Raymond Buildings

Professor Philippe Sands QC, Matrix Chambers

from Law Enforcement in addition to Civil Society

Lord Blair of Boughton QPM

Lord Harris of Haringey

Baroness Ludford, quondam Member of the European Parliament

Rt Hon Lord Roper

Rt Hon Charles Clarke

Andrea Coomber, Director of JUSTICE

Charles Grant, Director of the Centre for European Reform

William F Hughes CBE QPM, quondam SOCA Director General

Michael Kennedy CBE, quondam President of Eurojust, quondam COO at CPS

Peter Neyroud CBE QPM, quondam Chief Constable

from the Legal Academy

Professor John Spencer QC, Cambridge University

Professor Estella Baker, De Montfort University

Professor Patrick J Birkinshaw, Hull University

Professor Paul Craig, Oxford University

Professor Brice Dickson, Queen’s University Belfast

Professor Piet Eeckhout, University College London

Professor Angus Johnston, Oxford University

Professor Valsamis Mitsilegas, Queen Mary University of London

Professor Steve Peers, University of Essex

Nicola Padfield, Cambridge University

Dr Cian Murphy, King’s College London

Dr Veronika Fikfak, Cambridge University

Dr Alicia Hinarejos, Cambridge University

Dr Rebecca Williams, Oxford University

Hugo Brady, London School of Economics

Further signatories:

Fergus Randolph QC, Brick Court Chambers
Paul Garlick QC
Roger Smith, quondam chair of Justice
Daniel Sternberg, barrister
Carl Gardner, blogger, Head of Legal
Klentiana Mahmutaj, barrister
Thomas Garner, Gherson Solicitors
Shoaib K Khan, human rights lawyer
Charlie Edwards, Royal United Services Institute for Defence in addition to Security Studies
Camino Mortera, Centre for European Reform
Dr Marianne Wade, University of Birmingham
Theodora Christou, Queen Mary, University of London
Professor James Chalmers, Glasgow University
Dr Egle Dagilyte, Bucks New University
Professor Tamara Hervey, University of Sheffield
Professor Ed Cape, University of the West of England
John Flood, Visiting Professor, University of Westminster
Dr Paul James Caldwell, University of Sheffield
Professor Geoff Gilbert, University of Essex
Matilde Ventrella, University of Wolverhampton
Dr Richard Ball, University of the West of England
Professor Jo Shaw, University of Edinburgh 
Colm O'Cinneide, University College London 
Professor Geert van Calster, King's College London in addition to barrister
Dr Sara Drake, Cardiff University
Josephine van Zeben, Oxford University
Alison Young, Oxford University
Dr Barbara Havelkova, Oxford University
Professor Sionaidh Douglas-Scott, Oxford University
Professor Julie Dickson, Oxford University 
Dr Maria Fletcher, University of Glasgow
Helena Wray, University of Middlesex
Professor Laurent Pech, University of Middlesex 
Dr Noreen O'Meara, University of Surrey
Dr Mario Mendez, Queen Mary University of London
Claude Moraes, Member of the European Parliament 

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