Now it is, of course, possible to take the view that criminal law and criminal proceedings law are intrinsically matters pertaining to the law of the Member States and it is quite unthinkable that they should be governed by the principle of subsidiarity.
Nu kan man selvfølgelig indtage det standpunkt, at strafferet og strafferetsprocedure er genoide materier af medlemsstaternes ret og ikke engang tænkelig set ud fra nærhedsprincippet.