02438nam a2200217 4500001000700000100004100007101000800048200017200056210002500228215002000253300035100273330139100624606003302015606003202048606003102080606003802111606002102149606000902170606002102179700002002200391173 a20120927d2011 y0pory50 ba aeng aThe interrogation of witnesses abroad in execution of a european investigation orderbRecurso eletrónicoean examination from the eyes of the defencefDorothea Staes aLisboac[s.n.]d2011 a1 CD-ROMd12 cm aDissertação no âmbito do "European Master Human Rights and Democratisation" da Universidade Nova de Lisboa, tendo como orientadora Maria Teresa Beleza. Resumo inserto no documento. Ficheiro de 815 Kb em formato pdf (91 p.). Disponível também em: https://run.unl.pt/bitstream/10362/6214/1/Staes_2011.PDF. Acedido a 27 de setembro de 2012. aThe objective of this study is to examine the position of the defence in a criminal case under the Initiative for a Directive of the European Parliament and of the Council regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters of 29 April 2010. This proposal is under ongoing discussion at the European Union level and aims to increase efficiency in cross-border cooperation on obtaining evidence in criminal matters. Mutual recognition is the key word on which this cooperation is based. Any new evidence-gathering instrument must safeguard human rights, including the rights of the defence. This work concentrates particularly on the investigation measure of hearing a witness. In this regard, the relevant specific defence rights and their interpretation by the European Court of Human Rights and the European Court of Justice are revealed. Subsequently, the potential execution of the new instrument of a European Investigation Order is scrutinised in light of these observations. The results suggest concerns regarding the form and content of the current provisions of the Initiative from a defence perspective. Moreover, general counterbalancing measures are absent, rendering the new Proposal non-proportional to the aim it is willing to achieve. The principal conclusion is that alternative scenarios should be established in order to balance all the interests involved. aINQUIRIÇÃO DE TESTEMUNHA aCOOPERAÇÃO JUDICIÁRIA aCOOPERAÇÃO POLICIAL UE aCOOPERAÇÃO TRANSFRONTEIRIÇA aDIREITO DA PROVA aTESE aUNIÃO EUROPEIA aSTAESbDorothea