Department of Information Policy & Governance

PRE-RIGHTS

PRE-RIGHTS

PRE-RIGHTS - Assessing impact and performance of preventive measures on EU Directives and Framework Decisions

PRE-RIGHTS is a transnational project funded by the European Union’s Justice Programme 2014-2020 (Grant Agreement no. 831616), under the JUST-JCOO-AG-2018 call with a total budget of EUR 806.673,00. 

The PRE-RIGHTS project aims at promoting a balanced approach to judicial and police cooperation, in line with the provisions of the EU’s Security Agenda on prevention. It focuses on improving the coherence between the new hybrid investigations in the “intelligence-led police approach” and the EIO/EAW, avoiding excessive de-juridicalisation, as well as the compatibility of preventive security measures in prisons with the spirit and provisions of Framework Decisions 2008/909/947/829/JHA, in order to avoid de-socialisation. The project also addresses the problems and needs with a judicial perspective that aligns with the international standards concerning the protection of fundamental rights and taking into account the Brexit transition. 

Expected outcomes:

  • A stable network of Ministries of Justice on prevention policies;
  • An increased capacity of national judicial authorities, security and justice agencies to address issues of judicial cooperation in crime prevention;
  • An aligned EU acquis and relevant case-law of the CJEU/ECtHR in the field of prevention;
  • Further specialised knowledge and experience in crime prevention by prosecutors and judges;
  • A more coherent application of MLAs and data exchange with third countries in the specific area of judicial prevention;
  • Creation of valuable sources and materials, namely an open-source platform, a multilingual web portal, online training courses, Judicial Living Labs, surveys, technical sheets, and manuals.
Consortium:

https://www.um.edu.mt/maks/ipg/ourresearch/projects/pre-rights/