Professor Katalin Ligeti, Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance at the University of Luxembourg has been appointed as a member of the High-Level Forum on the Future of EU Criminal Justice.
An initiative by the European Commission and the Polish Presidency of the Council of the European Union, the High-Level Forum aims to strengthen the rule of law and protect fundamental rights. The High-Level Forum will reflect on how the EU can best support the effective fight of threats such as organised crime or corruption throughout the prosecution chain.
Recognised for her expertise and scholarship in EU Criminal Law, Professor Ligeti joins other academics practitioners and representatives from expert agencies to assist and advise on topics of material and procedural criminal law with judicial cooperation, the role of EU agencies and bodies, as well as the potential of digitalisation in the justice system. The Forum aims to develop a common vision for actions of legislative and non-legislative character for the next five years.
On 4 March 2025, Michael McGrath, European Commissioner for Democracy, Justice the Rule of Law, and Consumer Protection, hosts the High-Level Forum on the future of Criminal Justice. (Photo: European Commission Audio Visual Service).
The first of four high-level meetings planned for 2025 took place on 4-5 March in Brussels in the presence of Mr. Michael McGrath, Commissioner for Democracy, Justice, the Rule of Law and Consumer Protection and Mr. Javier Zarzalejos, Chair of the Committee on Civil Liberties, Justice and Home Affairs. As the main academic speaker during the first working session on 4 March, Prof. Ligeti touched upon how current challenges in EU Criminal Justice can become drivers for the future vision. Prof. Ligeti proposed focus areas for both substantive and procedural criminal law.
“I am honoured to have received the invitation to join the High-Level Forum on the Future of EU Criminal Justice,” said Prof. Ligeti. “I look forward to providing an academic approach and point of view alongside my colleagues from other institutions of higher education.”
‟ Safeguarding fundamental rights and strengthening rule of law principals in the context of EU criminal justice, but also more widely, has become a matter of utmost importance”
Dean of the Faculty of Law, Economics and Finance
Professor of Law