REDIAL Electronic Journal on Judicial Interaction and the EU Return Policy : second edition : Articles 12 to 15 of the Return Directive 2008/115

The present Electronic Journal is one of the key products of a project entitled 'Return directive Dialogue' (REDIAL). The overall aim of the REDIAL Project is to facilitate horizontal judicial dialogue among judges of the EU Member States, who are involved in return procedures.1 The starting premise of the REDIAL Project is that informed horizontal and vertical judicial interactions lead to an effective implementation of the Return Directive. These, also, ensuring, at the same time, respect of the European fundamental rights, as consecrated by the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights (EUCFR), the European Convention of Human Rights (ECHR) and national constitutions. The REDIAL Project includes a toolkit made of: a Database comprising national, EU and ECHR landmark judgments on the interpretation and application of the Return Directive. These offer an efficient search engine for over 370 cases (at this stage); national reports showing the added value of national judgments delivered on the application of the Return Directive; European synthesis reports, one for each of the Chapters II-IV of the Return Directive, offering a comprehensive analysis of the legal provisions of the Return Directive, CJEU relevant judgments and case law of Member States; and an annotated Directive with references to the relevant case law of the Court of Justice for each provision. In addition to these tools, the REDIAL Project delivers a freely accessible Electronic Journal and offers a blog where academics and judges publish comments on recent jurisprudence and/or legislative amendments.