An EU law called the European Arrest Warrant made the extradition of people from one member state almost automatic. Under EU law, the Irish authorities are required to trust the institutions of other member states. In extradition proceedings, if a court in an EU member state asks an Irish court to surrender someone for trial, the Irish court under EU law has to assume that that person will get a fair trial. Indeed, EU law as a whole is an elaborate web of duties on member states to recognise and enforce each other’s decisions. They are ill-equipped to deal with a situation where an existing EU member state moves away from liberal democracy.

Source: The Irish Times September 14, 2018 00:00 UTC