JUDICIAL COOPERATION
April 1st, 2002
BY KEITH NUTHALLTHE SPANISH Presidency of the European Union has been given a mandate to negotiate a wide-ranging judicial cooperation deal with the United States that would lead to the mutual exchange of relevant data and the establishment of joint investigation teams.In an initiative that has been fuelled by last year's September 11 atrocity, the EU and the US will also discuss the remote presentation of evidence, (via video conference), and the establishment of single contact points as legal liaisons.An agreement would also smooth the path of extradition ...
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