nam 22 uu 4500 10.59704/db6035b896211be8 DE-Verfassungsblog cr||||| 260204s2026||||xx#|||||o|||| ||| 0|eng|| 10.59704/db6035b896211be8 doi eng 342 23 Sandri, Emilia Author aut Two-Step Test Master of None - Limits and Inconsistencies in the Application of the Two-step Test in Tagu Case Sandri, Emilia Verfassungsblog 2026-02-04 Text txt rdacontent Computermedien c rdamedia Online-Ressource cr rdacarrier Within the recurring use of the two-step test in EU criminal judicial cooperation (and possibly soon in its civil counterpart), AG Richard de la Tour’s Opinion, delivered on 22 January 2026, suggests a new role for the test: ensuring that the execution of a EAW safeguards the proportionality principle under Article 49(3) CFR. While this development strengthens exceptions to mutual trust, it also exposes the test’s limits in addressing proportionality breaches, revealing an uneven protection of fundamental rights. CC BY-SA 4.0 CFR EU EU Charter European Arrest Warrant Proportionality Tagu Case Two-Step Test mutual trust (DE-588)10290611-7 gnd EU Max Steinbeis Verfassungsblog gGmbH Verfassungsblog 2366-7044 https://verfassungsblog.de/two-step-test-master-of-none/ raw object