European Arrest Warrant and Adaptation of Ukrainian Legislation in the Context of European Integration: Czech Experience

The article deals with the issue of the European Arrest Warrant, especially in the context of the constitutional consequences of the implementation of the Framework Decision in the national legal systems of the Czech Republic (as an EU Member State) and Ukraine (as a candidate country). After a general introduction to the institution of the European Arrest Warrant, the authors focus in particular on the possible constitutional and legal complications of its implementation in Ukrainian legislation and practice. The main problems include the conflict of its essence with the principle of non-extradition of own citizens. The article analyses this problem and its possible solutions, including in the context of how other states, in particular the Czech Republic and Poland, have approached this issue.