Extraordinary Circumstances: The Impact of COVID-19 on Effective International Judicial and Police Cooperation and the Protection of Human Rights

Autori komparativno analiziraju uvedene izvanredne mjere uslijed pandemije bolesti COVID-19 koje su se odrazile na međunarodnu policijsku i pravosudnu suradnju. Rad analizira praksu Suda Europske unije i Europskog suda za ljudska prava u postupcima izazvanim izvanrednim okolnostima upozoravajući na moguće buduće odluke sudova koje će uslijediti u postupcima zbog pandemije bolesti COVID-19. Posebno su analizirane teškoće tijela kaznenog progona tijekom pandemije razradom praktične provedbe instrumenata policijske i pravosudne suradnje na razini EU-a. Rad nudi perspektive buduće suradnje, koja bi se mogla afi rmirati za vrijeme trajanja i neposredno nakon pandemije.The authors make a comparative analysis of the emergency measures introduced due to the COVID-19 pandemic that have affected international police and judicial cooperation. The article analyses the case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union and the European Court of Human Rights in proceedings caused by the extraordinary circumstances, indicating possible future court decisions that will follow in proceedings due to the COVID-19 pandemic. In particular, the difficulties of law enforcement agencies during the COVID-19 pandemic are analysed by elaborating the practical implementation of police and judicial cooperation instruments at the EU level. The paper offers perspectives for future collaboration that could be affirmed during and immediately after the pandemic