'Unionisation' of the European Court of Human Rights' ne bis in idem jurisprudence: the Case of Mihalache v Romania. Issue 2 (June 2020)

• Record Type: Journal Article
• Authors: Serneels, Cedric
• Is Part Of: New journal of European criminal law. Volume 11:Issue 2(2020)
• Page Start: 227
• Page End: 239
• Publication Date: 2020-06
• Subjects: Ne bis in idem -- Article 4 Protocol No 7 European Convention on Human Rights -- notion of final acquittal or conviction -- judicial dialogue -- European Court of Human Rights -- Court of Justice of the European Union; Criminal law -- Europe -- Periodicals; Criminal law -- Europe -- Cases; 345.4
• DOI: 10.1177/2032284419888291
• Languages: English
• ISSNs: 2032-2844

Abstract

This article analyses the decision of the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) in the case of Mihalache v Romania . In the judgment, the Court, dealing with the application of the ne bis in idem principle, further elaborates on the different components of the concept 'final acquittal or conviction' under Article 4 of Protocol No 7 to the European Convention on Human Rights. The author studies this aspect of the ruling through the lens of judicial dialogue and examines in particular the influence of relevant case law of the Court of Justice of the European Union on the ECtHR's reasoning.