6 Amendments of Baroness Sarah LUDFORD related to 2008/2125(INI)
Amendment 1 #
Draft opinion
Recital E
Recital E
E. Whereas the objective of creating a European area of justice is to a certain extent slowed down by the small number of judicial authorities and criminal defence lawyers who can access EU judicial training, and electronic tools could contribute significantly to disseminating widely a European judicial culture which is the basis of the future European area of justice;
Amendment 2 #
Draft opinion
Recital G
Recital G
G. Whereas the current system of gathering criminal evidence in other Member States is still based on slow and ineffective instruments offered by mutual assistance in criminal matters, and whereas, where appropriate and only where it would not be detrimental to the legal position of the person giving testimony, the use of technological tools such as video conferencing would be a great step forward in the taking of evidence at distance;
Amendment 3 #
Draft opinion
Recital H
Recital H
H. Whereas the creation of a European area of justice does not in principle impinge on the fundamental rights of EU citizens and notably the protection of their personal dataalso entails enhancing the fundamental rights and procedural safeguards of EU citizens, and the implementation of the strategy should be carried out in full compliance with the highest standard of data protection,
Amendment 5 #
Draft opinion
Paragraph 1 – point h
Paragraph 1 – point h
(h) ensuring the full respect of fundamental rights and the highest standards ofhancing fundamental rights, procedural safeguards in criminal proceedings and data protection whileas an integral part of drafting and implementing the Action Plan on EU justice.
Amendment 6 #
Draft opinion
Annex – point 5
Annex – point 5
5. (judicial training) In order to spread the European judicial culture and in view of reaching as many judicial authorities as possible from the very first moment they join the judiciary, a sort of "survivor" kit in the form of a CD or USB key containing the EU Treaty, the EC Treaty as well as the basic texts on judicial cooperation and information on the other Member States' judicial systems should be given to any newly appointed judicial authority. A similar "survivor" kit should be available to criminal defence lawyers. Thought should also be given to EU publications addressed to citizens which provide practical information on EU judicial cooperation and the criminal justice systems of other Member States. In addition, electronic training tools offered by the EJTN, which represents judicial training schools all over the EU, should receive adequate attention and support by the Commission and the Council.
Amendment 8 #
Draft opinion
Annex – point 8
Annex – point 8
8. (respectenhancing fundamental rights and procedural safeguards) Any technological progress is welcome insofar as it does not jeopardise fundamental rights. Bearing this in mind, in drafting and implementing the strategy and the Action Plan, strong attention must be devoted to the respect ofor fundamental rights and notably of procedural safeguards and data protection, giving EU citizens the right to access the information stored and shared by the relevant authorities and informing them onf the available remedies. A real e-justice strategy can not function without harmonisation of procedural safeguards and adequate data protection safeguards applying to criminal justice cooperation.