nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20220225-121110-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 220225s2022||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20220225-121110-0 doi eng 342 23 Inghelbrecht, Febe Author aut Avoiding the Elephant in the Room Once Again - CJEU Confirms and Specifies the Application of Restrictive Two-Step Test to European Arrest Warrants from Poland Inghelbrecht, Febe Verfassungsblog 2022-02-25 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In its long-awaited Grand Chamber judgment, the EU Court of Justice (CJEU) dealt with the question how the effective functioning of the instrument of the European arrest warrant (EAW), built upon the principle of mutual trust between the judicial authorities of all the Member States, can be safeguarded against the backdrop of the deficiencies in the Polish judicial system. The judgment specifies the conditions under which the national judicial authorities of Member States executing a European arrest warrant may refuse to surrender the requested persons, but still fails to reach its full potential. CC BY-SA 4.0 European Arrest Warrant judicial independence Rule of Law Two-Step Test Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/avoiding-the-elephant-in-the-room-once-again/ raw object