DG JUST — Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers

DG JUST

The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers is responsible for EU policy in the areas of justice, consumer rights and gender equality.

The Directorate-General for Justice and Consumers (DG JUST) is a Directorate-General of the European Commission. The role of the body is to ensure that the entire European Union (EU) area of freedom, security and justice. Specific tasks and responsibilities of DG are defined by the Treaty of Rome (see Part Two, Articles 17–22; Part Three, Title III, Articles 39–47), the Treaty of Amsterdam, which entered into force on 1 May 1999 and the conclusions of the meeting of the European Council in Tampere (Finland) in October 1999.

The relevant Commissioner is the European Commissioner for Justice, Consumers and Gender Equality (formerly the European Commissioner for Justice, Fundamental Rights and Citizenship).

Projects:

LIVE_FOR – Criminal Access to Digital Evidences in the Cloud – LIVE_FORensics. The project defined the state of the art, including challenges and obstacles to the implementation of Directive 2014/41/EU and the European Investigation Order, and raised the awareness of judicial authorities about the latest scientific and educational achievements in the selected areas (forensic research in the cloud computing environment).

EIO-LAPD – European Investigation Order – legal analysis and practical dilemmas of international cooperation. The project will further investigate obstacles in the implementation of Directive 2014/41/EU between EU Member States and prepare guidelines for more effective implementation, including measures to increase the awareness of European lawyers.