ABSTRACT
This chapter discusses the underlying rationale of the recent amendments to the Italian European Arrest Warrant (EAW) law. It addresses its controversial consequences and presents possible elements of friction with EU law. The chapter outlines the relevant normative framework and the main interpretative clarifications established by the Court of Justice. It then recalls the history of the EAW in Italy and the developments that the national transposition law has undergone from the original version to the freshly reformed text. The chapter also discusses the reform in greater detail and critically addresses its practical implications and inherent drivers. It is argued that, by restricting the personal scope of application of the grounds for refusal in question, the Italian authorities are aiming to use the EAW as an indirect means of disposing of unwanted offenders.
