nam 22 uu 4500 10.17176/20180705-145922-0 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 180705s2018||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.17176/20180705-145922-0 doi eng 342 23 Krajewski, Michał Author aut The AG Opinion in the Celmer Case: Why the Test for the Appearance of Independence is Needed Krajewski, Michał Verfassungsblog 2018-07-05 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier In this post, I focus on what I believe is the most important question in the Celmer case: what kind of a test for the rule of law/fair trial, and with how many prongs? I argue that the rule of law/fair trial test that the Court should apply is the test for the appearance of independence, known from the practice of the ECtHR. I also argue that the Court should not leave the application of this test to the referring court but carry it out by itself. CC BY-NC-ND 4.0 Aranyosi Celmer European Arrest Warrant judicial independence Mutual Trust Principle Rule of Law Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/the-ag-opinion-in-the-celmer-case-why-the-test-for-the-appearance-of-independence-is-needed/ raw object