Lorena Bachmaier Winter

Lorena Bachmaier Winter is a Professor of Procedural Law at the Complutense University of Madrid, specializing in European criminal procedure and legal cooperation within the European Union. With an extensive publication record spanning from 1991 to 2025, she has established herself as a leading academic in the field of procedural law with particular expertise in EU criminal justice mechanisms, human rights protections, and cross-border legal cooperation.

Professor Bachmaier Winter's research interests focus on the intersection of European Union law and criminal procedure, with particular emphasis on digital evidence, mutual recognition principles, and human rights protections in criminal proceedings. Her work consistently addresses the challenges of harmonizing procedural standards across EU member states while maintaining fundamental rights protections. She has made significant contributions to understanding the European Arrest Warrant system, whistleblower protections, and the impact of digitalization on criminal justice procedures. Her comparative approach often examines the relationship between European legal developments and national procedural traditions, particularly analyzing the tension between continental European and common law approaches to criminal justice.

Analysis of her most recent publications reveals a clear focus on the evolving challenges of digital evidence in cross-border criminal proceedings, lawyer-client privilege in the digital age, and the protection of fundamental rights within the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. Her work demonstrates a consistent concern with balancing effective law enforcement with procedural safeguards, particularly as digital technologies transform investigative practices. She has increasingly focused on the implications of EU directives and regulations for national procedural systems, showing particular expertise in how European legal instruments are translated into national procedural practice.

Professor Bachmaier Winter has coordinated several significant collective works including "Prueba Penal y Derecho de Defensa en la era digital" (2024), "Investigación penal, secreto profesional del abogado, empresa, y nuevas tecnologías" (2022), and "La Fiscalía Europea" (2018), demonstrating her leadership in bringing together scholars to address pressing issues in European criminal procedure.

Her academic contributions extend beyond traditional scholarly publications to include numerous book chapters, editorial work for major journals including Eucrim, and coordination of important academic volumes that have shaped discourse in European criminal procedure. She has established herself as a key interpreter of European legal developments for the Spanish legal community while simultaneously contributing to pan-European legal scholarship.