Substantive Criminal Law of the European Union

While the focus of the European Union in criminal law over the last decades has predominantly been on the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition, the EU also further developed its influence on substantive criminal law. This book addresses the issues at stake. In the first section, fundamental questions for the development of a coherent general part of European criminal law are discussed. Why does the EU need a general part of European criminal law? When a general part comes into being, how is this influenced by EU law and the law of the Member States? This discussion takes place in the light of the current legal situation and the future developments of the establishment of the European Prosecutor's Office. The goal is to pin down the position of the general part in the European criminal justice system and to show its interrelations within existing and future developments in EU law. The second section delves deeper into the 'what' question, examining the different princip

Product details

• Assisted by: Andre Klip (Editor)
• Publisher: Maklu Publ
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.01.2011
• EAN: 9789046604403
• ISBN: 978-90-466-0440-3
• No. of pages: 254
• Dimensions: 163 mm x 241 mm x 23 mm
• Weight: 612 g
• Subject: Social sciences, law, business > Law > International law, foreign law