The phrase corpus juris is rather misleading—all it means is “body of law”. The hon. Gentleman is right to point out that our system is different and provides safeguards in a different way, but it would be foolish if we were to look at the rest of Europe and say that they do not have any rights because their system of enshrining them is different to ours.
Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office
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Lord Beith
(Liberal Democrat)
in the House of Commons on Tuesday, 29 October 2013.
It occurred during Debate on Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor’s Office.
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