How will the principle of mutual recognition affect the protection of individual rights?
The Commission considers that legal protection of individual rights (treatment of suspects, rights of the defence, etc.) should not suffer as a result of the application of the principle of mutual recognition. Although the 1950 European Convention on Human Rights already provides guarantees in this field, the Commission is considering whether certain specific aspects of procedural law, such as the circumstances in which legal advice and interpretation are provided, should be further clarified.
