Interpretation and Translation Directive: An Assessment of Fifteen Years of Implementation
The right to interpretation and translation in criminal proceedings is fundamental to a fair trial, yet fifteen years after the adoption of Directive 2010/64/EU, significant and systemic failures persist across EU Member States.
Our research showed that in 2020, the transposition of the Directive into the law of Member States had been broadly completed. However, there were still many outstanding issues that undermined the effectiveness of the rights guaranteed by the Directive.
