European Arrest Warrant
E172045
The European Arrest Warrant is a streamlined cross-border judicial procedure within the European Union that enables the swift arrest and surrender of individuals between member states for prosecution or to serve a custodial sentence.
All labels observed (1)
| Label | Occurrences |
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| European Arrest Warrant canonical | 4 |
How this entity was disambiguated
This entity first appeared as the object of triple T1503990 — resolving that mention is where its identity was fixed. The disambiguator weighed these candidate entities and picked the highlighted one (or “None”, minting a new entity). This is how homonymy is resolved: the same surface form can point to different entities.
NED1
Entity disambiguation (via context triple)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Arrest Warrant Context triple: [Eurojust, usesInstrument, European Arrest Warrant]
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A.
Eurojust
Eurojust is the European Union agency that coordinates judicial cooperation among member states to combat serious cross-border crime.
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B.
European court
A European court is a royal or noble household in Europe that serves as the political, social, and cultural center surrounding a monarch or high-ranking aristocrat.
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C.
European Parliament Security Service
The European Parliament Security Service is the internal body responsible for ensuring the safety, protection, and access control of the European Parliament’s premises, people, and information.
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D.
UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
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E.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
- G. Unsure - the case is ambiguous/there is not enough information to decide.
NED2
Entity disambiguation (via description)
gpt-5-mini-2025-08-07
Target entity: European Arrest Warrant Target entity description: The European Arrest Warrant is a streamlined cross-border judicial procedure within the European Union that enables the swift arrest and surrender of individuals between member states for prosecution or to serve a custodial sentence.
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A.
Eurojust
Eurojust is the European Union agency that coordinates judicial cooperation among member states to combat serious cross-border crime.
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B.
European court
A European court is a royal or noble household in Europe that serves as the political, social, and cultural center surrounding a monarch or high-ranking aristocrat.
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C.
European Parliament Security Service
The European Parliament Security Service is the internal body responsible for ensuring the safety, protection, and access control of the European Parliament’s premises, people, and information.
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D.
UK–US Extradition Treaty
The UK–US Extradition Treaty is a bilateral legal agreement that governs how suspects and convicted individuals can be transferred between the United Kingdom and the United States to face criminal proceedings or serve sentences.
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E.
Schengen Area
The Schengen Area is a zone of European countries that have abolished internal border controls to allow passport-free movement of people across most of the continent.
- F. None of above. chosen
Statements (49)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
European Union legal instrument
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extradition mechanism ⓘ judicial cooperation instrument ⓘ |
| adoptedBy | Council of the European Union ⓘ |
| adoptionDate | 2002-06-13 ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
European Union member states
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persons sought for criminal prosecution ⓘ persons sought for execution of a custodial sentence ⓘ persons sought for execution of a detention order ⓘ |
| basedOnPrinciple | mutual recognition of judicial decisions ⓘ |
| canBeRefusedOnGrounds |
age of the person sought
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amnesty in the executing state ⓘ ne bis in idem ⓘ |
| category |
European criminal law
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mutual legal assistance in criminal matters ⓘ |
| containsSafeguard |
prohibition of surrender if risk of inhuman or degrading treatment
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protection of fundamental rights ⓘ specialty rule limiting prosecution to offences underlying the warrant ⓘ |
| criticisedFor |
disparities in criminal justice standards between member states
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potential impact on fundamental rights and procedural safeguards ⓘ |
| enteredIntoForce | 2004-01-01 ⓘ |
| executedBy | judicial authority of another EU member state ⓘ |
| geographicalScope | European Union ⓘ |
| hasAbbreviation | EAW ⓘ |
| hasOfficialName | European Arrest Warrant self-link ⓘ |
| implementedThrough | national legislation of EU member states ⓘ |
| includesConcept |
double criminality
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list of 32 categories of offences for which double criminality is waived ⓘ surrender of persons ⓘ |
| interpretedBy | Court of Justice of the European Union ⓘ |
| issuedBy | judicial authority of an EU member state ⓘ |
| languageRequirement | must be translated into the official language required by the executing state ⓘ |
| legalBasis | Council Framework Decision 2002/584/JHA ⓘ |
| minimumThreshold |
offences punishable by at least 12 months of imprisonment for prosecution
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sentences of at least 4 months of imprisonment for execution ⓘ |
| monitoredBy | European Commission ⓘ |
| purpose |
to enable execution of custodial sentences or detention orders in another member state
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to enable prosecution of persons in another member state ⓘ to simplify and speed up the surrender of persons between EU member states ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
EU area of freedom, security and justice
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Schengen acquis ⓘ |
| replaced | traditional extradition procedures between EU member states ⓘ |
| replacedInstrument | European Convention on Extradition procedures between EU states in many cases ⓘ |
| requires |
direct communication between judicial authorities
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standardised warrant form ⓘ |
| supportedFor |
efficiency in cross-border criminal justice
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facilitating fight against serious cross-border crime ⓘ |
| timeLimit |
10 days for surrender after final decision
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normally 60 days from arrest to decision on execution ⓘ |
How these facts were elicited
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Instruction
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Input
Subject: European Arrest Warrant Description of subject: The European Arrest Warrant is a streamlined cross-border judicial procedure within the European Union that enables the swift arrest and surrender of individuals between member states for prosecution or to serve a custodial sentence.
Referenced by (4)
Full triples — surface form annotated when it differs from this entity's canonical label.
European Union area of freedom, security and justice
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includesInstrument
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European Arrest Warrant
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