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Pretend that a country within the European Union (EU) has refused to extradite somebody, after an extradition request from another country, following a court ruling in the extraditee's favour.

If the, now free, defendant wishes to travel to other EU countries, can they avoid extradition based on the ruling that was in their favour against extradition? Assume the extradition was for the same purposes as the original request for extradition.

My understanding is that EU countries must respect decisions in other EU member courts, so I am guessing this would also apply to extradition.

For the purposes of this question feel free to exclude places such as Norway and Switzerland, as they have their own distinct agreements with the EU.

EDIT: The defendant has a British passport and a Republic of Ireland passport making them dual nationality, however they entered into each EU country using their Irish passport.

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    This question cannot be answered in its present form without clarifying whether the defendant is an EU (or EFTA) citizen. See CJEU Transfers Petruhhin Doctrin to EFTA Nationals - eucrim.
    – Mark Johnson
    Nov 16 at 5:07
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    The EU might not extradite an Eritrean citizen to Somalia, but the same person still might not be free to move within the EU, due to their Visa or because they are held for immigration reasons.
    – Trish
    Nov 16 at 6:32
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    @MarkJohnson of course it can “If citizen then x, if non-citizen then y”
    – Dale M ♦
    Nov 16 at 8:55
  • The question has been updated to clarify that they are a dual national with a British and Republic of Ireland passport, however they traveled into the EU and to the next EU country using their Republic of Ireland passport.
    – user5623335
    Nov 16 at 16:29

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