Court of Justice of the European Union Rules on the Admissibility of Digital Evidence

In a landmark ruling, the Court of Justice of the European Union clarified the admissibility of digital evidence in cross-border investigations. The judgment stresses the need to balance effective judicial cooperation with the protection of fundamental rights, especially the right to a fair trial, urging national courts to reassess domestic evidentiary rules in light of EU law.

The Influence of European Case Law on the Evidence Law of National Legal Systems—IECELS, ref. 101239274, awarded under the ERASMUS-JMO-2025-HEI-TCH-RSCH call for proposals of the ERASMUS+ program, funded by the European Education and Culture Executive Agency (EACEA)

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