Minister for Justice and Equality v Jaroslaw Ostrowski

JurisdictionIreland
JudgeMr Justice William M. McKechnie
Judgment Date15 May 2012
Neutral Citation[2012] JILL-IESC 051501
CourtSupreme Court
Date15 May 2012

[2012] JILL-IESC 051501

THE SUPREME COURT

Denham C.J.

Murray J.

O'Donnell J.

McKechnie J.

MacMenamin J.

Appeal No. 097/2012
[High Court Record 161 EXT./No. 2010]
Min for Justice v Ostrowski
In the Matter of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 as Amended

Between

Minister for Justice and Equality
Applicant/Appellant

and

Jaroslaw Ostrowski
Respondent/Respondent

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S16(1)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S16(2)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S16(11)

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 8

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 5

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 6

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 7

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 8

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 10

CONSTITUTION ART 40.4.2

R (SM) v GOVERNOR OF WHEATFIELD PRISON 2010 1 IR 141 2009/48/11952 2009 IEHC 442

DUNDON v GOVERNOR OF CLOVERHILL PRISON 2006 1 IR 518 2006 1 ILRM 321 2005/17/3552 2005 IESC 83

MIN FOR JUSTICE v ALTARAVICIUS 2006 3 IR 148 2006/39/8296 2006 IESC 23

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA RECITAL 11

ADVOCATEN VOOR DE WERELD VZW v LEDEN VAN DE MINISTERRAAD 2007 3 CMLR 1 2008 AER (EC) 317 2008 CEC 628 2007 ECR I-3633 (CASE NO C-303/05)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 1(1)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 1(2)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 6

ASSANGE v SWEDEN 2012 4 AER 1249 2012 2 WLR 1275 2012 2 AC 471 2013 1 CMLR 4 2012 109 24 LSG 22 2012 UKSC 22

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 2(1)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 2(2)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 3

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 4

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 8

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 8(1)(C)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 8(1)(F)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 1(3)

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 34(2)

TRANSITIONAL PROVISIONS CONCERNING ACTS ADOPTED ON THE BASIS OF TITLES v AND VI OF THE TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION PRIOR TO THE ENTRY INTO FORCE OF THE TREATY OF LISBON ART 9

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S2

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S9

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S13

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S11

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S12

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S14

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S15

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S16

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S10

MIN FOR JUSTICE v KONCIS UNREP SUPREME 29.7.2011 2011/36/10170 2011 IESC 37

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S21(A)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S22

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S23

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S24

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 PART 3

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S37

GENERAL PUBLIC PROSECUTION SERVICES v C 1 AUSL (24) 1246/2010 (OLG STUTTGART) (GPS v C)

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NORTH WESTERN HEALTH BOARD v W (H) & W (C) 2001 3 IR 622 2000/138/4960

ROCK v IRELAND 1997 3 IR 484 1998 2 ILRM 35 1998/37/13991

ART 26 OF THE CONSTITUTION & THE MATRIMONIAL HOMES BILL 1993, IN RE 1994 1 IR 305 1994 1 ILRM 241 1994/5/1347

MAHER & ORS v MIN FOR AGRICULTURE & ORS 2001 2 IR 139 2000/12/4614

HOGAN & MORGAN ADMINISTRATIVE LAW IN IRELAND 4ED PARA 15.130

WARNOCK & ORS v REVENUE CMSRS 1985 IR 663 1986 ILRM 37 1985/6/1636

GALLAGHER v DIRECTOR OF CENTRAL MENTAL HOSPITAL (NO 2) 1996 3 IR 10 1996/11/3393

BALKAN TOURS LTD v MIN COMMUNICATIONS 1988 ILRM 101 1987/1/27

RAFFERTY & ELMORE v MIN FOR AGRICULTURE & ORS UNREP MCGOVERN 31.10.2008 2008/54/11319 2008 IEHC 344

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CHARTER OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 49(3)

BRADY PROPORTIONALITY, DEFERENCE AND FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS IN IRISH ADMINISTRATIVE LAW: THE AFTERMATH OF MEADOWS 2010 1 DULJ 136

MEADOWS v MIN FOR JUSTICE & ORS 2010 2 IR 701 2011 2 ILRM 157 2010 IESC 3

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 5(1)

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 5

SOERING v UNITED KINGDOM 1989 11 EHRR 439

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 3

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2003 S2

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ACT 2003 S4

BUCKLEY v UNITED KINGDOM 1997 23 EHRR 101 1997 2 PLR 10 1996 JPL 1018

H (H) v DEPUTY PROSECUTOR OF THE ITALIAN REPUBLIC GENOA 2013 1 AC 338 2012 3 WLR 90 2012 4 AER 539 2012 HRLR 25 2012 UKSC 25

DICKSON v UNITED KINGDOM 2007 3 FCR 877 2008 46 EHRR 41 24 BHRC 19

IOSUB CARAS v ROMANIA 2008 47 EHRR 35 2007 1 FLR 661 2006 3 FCR 130

R (RAZGAR) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPT (NO 2) 2004 3 AER 821 2004 3 WLR 58 2004 2 AC 368 2004 HRLR 32 2004 ACD 83

HUANG v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPT 2007 4 AER 15 2007 2 WLR 581 2007 2 AC 167 2007 HRLR 22

DE FREITAS v PERMANENT SECRETARY OF MINISTRY OF AGRICULTURE, FISHERIES, LANDS & HOUSING 1999 1 AC 69 1998 3 WLR 675

COSTELLO-ROBERTS v UNITED KINGDOM 1995 19 EHRR 112 1994 1 FCR 65

R (ULLAH) v SPECIAL ADJUDICATOR 2004 3 AER 785 2004 2 AC 323 2004 3 WLR 23 2004 HRLR 33

E B (KOSOVO) v SECRETARY OF STATE FOR THE HOME DEPT 2008 UKHL 41 2009 1 AC 1159 2008 3 WLR 178 2008 4 AER 28 2008 HRLR 40 2008 IMM AR 713 2008 INLR 516 2008 158 NLJ 968

EXTRADITION ACT 2003 (UK)

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 5(1)(F)

EUROPEAN CONVENTION ON HUMAN RIGHTS ART 8(2)

LAUNDER v UNITED KINGDOM 1998 25 EHRR CD 67 1997 ECHR 106

MIN FOR JUSTICE v GHEORGHE UNREP SUPREME 18.11.2009 2009/39/9656 2009 IESC 76

ZAK v POLAND 2008 EWHC 470 (ADMIN) 2008 AER (D) 382 (FEB)

BASIC LAW FOR THE FEDERAL REPUBLIC OF GERMANY ART 73

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 6

CHARTER OF THE FUNDAMENTAL RIGHTS OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 51(1)

VOGEL & SPENCER PROPORTIONALITY & THE EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT 2010 VOL 6 CLR 474

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 31(A)

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 31(B)

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 82

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 83

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 84

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 85

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 86

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 288

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 249

VON COLSON & KAMANN v LAND NORDRHEIN-WESTFAHLEN 1984 ECR 1891 1986 2 CMLR 430

CRIMINAL PROCEEDINGS AGAINST PUPINO, IN RE 2006 QB 83 2005 3 WLR 1102 2005 2 CMLR 63 2006 AER (EC) 142 2005 ECR I-5285

MARLEASING SA v LA COMERCIAL INTERNACIONAL DE ALIMENTACION SA 1990 ECR I-4135 1993 BCC 421 1992 1 CMLR 305

TREATY OF ROME ART 249

TREATY OF ROME ART 10

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 34(2)(B)

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 267

TREATY OF ROME ART 234

TREATY OF ROME ART 177

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 46

TREATY ON EUROPEAN UNION ART 35

MIN FOR JUSTICE v TOKARSKI UNREP SUPREME 6.12.2012 2012/29/8376 2012 IESC 61

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 9

TREATY ON THE FUNCTIONING OF THE EUROPEAN UNION ART 10

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 ART 3

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 ART 4

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 ART 2(1)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 ART 2(2)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S38

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S39

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S40

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S41

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S42

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S43

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S44

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S45

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S46

COUNCIL FRAMEWORK DECISION 13.6.2002 2002/584/JHA ART 2(2)

EUROPEAN ARREST WARRANT ACT 2003 S20

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Judgment of Mr Justice William M. McKechnie delivered on the 15th day of May, 2012

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Judgment delivered by McKechnie J

Background:
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1. This appeal raises a point of law on the workings of the surrender provisions of the European Arrest Warrant Act 2003 as amended, and of the Council Framework Decision of 13 June 2002 on the European Arrest Warrant and the surrender procedure between Member States (2002/584/JHA), which Decision, the Act was designed to give effect to. In this judgment the Act, together with the amendments introduced in 2005 and 2009, but not those introduced in 2012, which due to their date of enactment are not applicable, are referred to as the "2003 Act" or "the Act", unless otherwise stated. The EU measure is simply referred as the "Framework Decision" or "the Decision" which for the purposes of this case, remains unaffected by the several amendments subsequently made.

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2. The circumstances under which a party may appeal to this Court from a decision of the High Court made under subs.( 1) or (2) of s.16 of the 2003 Act, are severely circumscribed in that, as a statutory precondition, the trial judge must be satisfied that the order or decision in question gives rise to a point of law of exceptional public importance and that it is desirable in the public interest to have it determined by the Supreme Court (s.16(11) of the Act). Evidently, it is a jurisdiction which by its terms will apply infrequently but when occasioned, the issues are likely to be significant. Accordingly, in framing the intended question, care must be taken to ensure that, as reasonably interpreted, the question accurately reflects the true concern of the...

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