Preface; Foreword; List of common abbreviations; Introduction: fundamental rights at the core of the EU AFSJ Sara Iglesias and Maribel González; Part I. The General Framework for Fundamental Rights' Protection in the AFSJ: 1. The scope of EU fundamental rights in the area of freedom, security and justice Sara Iglesias Sánchez; 2. A European standard of fundamental rights' protection? Maribel González Pascual; 3. The protection of fundamental rights within the AFSJ: through or against mutual trust and mutual recognition? François-Xavier Millet; Part II. Asylum, Migration and Borders 4. Mutual (dis-) trust in EU migration and asylum law: the exceptionalisation of fundamental rights Violeta Moreno-Lax; 5. The right to liberty in the field of migration, asylum and borders Justine N. Stefanelli and Elspeth Guild; 6. Family life and the best interests of the child in the field of migration Ciara M. Smyth; 7. A decade of EU fundamental right to asylum: in search of its legal meaning and effects Madalina Moraru; 8. Effective remedies and defence rights in the field of asylum, migration and borders Nathan Cambien; Part III. Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters: 9. Mutual recognition in civil and commercial matters: on certified mutual trust Magdalena Ličková and Cristian Oróo Martínez; 10. The rights of the child and the right to respect for family life in the revised Brussels iibis regulation Vesna Lazić; 11. Effective remedies and fair trial in civil matters: how to enhance civil justice within the confines of EU powers Dominik Düsterhaus; 12. Procedural rights (and obligations) of parties to civil proceedings Agnieszka Frąckowiak-Adamska; Part IV. Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters and Police Cooperation: 13. Mutual recognition and fundamental rights in EU criminal law Valsamis Mitsilegas; 14. The right to liberty and security in EU criminal law Leandro Mancano; 15. Defence rights and effective remedies in EU criminal law Coral Arangüena Fanego; 16. Victims of crime in the area of liberty, security and justice Luca Lupáària and Jacopo della Torre; 17. The principle of legality within the area of freedom, security and justice Christina Peristeridou; 18. The interpretation and application of the Ne Bis Iin Idem principle in the EU area of freedom, security and justice of the EU Bas van Bockel; Part V. Cross-cutting Issues of Fundamental Rights in the AFSJ: 19. Private life and data protection within the area of freedom, security and justice Evelien Brouwer; 20. Citizenship and non-discrimination rights in the area of freedom, security and justice Annette Schrauwen; 21. Vulnerability and fundamental rights in the area of freedom, security and justice Francesca Ippolito; 22. Epilogue: of judges and trust Michal Bobek.