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Record Nr.

UNINA9910366571003321

Autore

Kettunen Merita

Titolo

Legitimizing European Criminal Law : Justification and Restrictions / / by Merita Kettunen

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Cham : , : Springer International Publishing : , : Imprint : Springer, , 2020

ISBN

3-030-16174-9

Edizione

[1st ed. 2020.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (287 pages)

Collana

Comparative, European and International Criminal Justice, , 2524-4558 ; ; 2

Disciplina

345.24

Soggetti

Criminal law - European Union countries

Criminal law

International criminal law

European Union

Conflict of laws

European Criminal Law

Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law

International Criminal Law

European Union Politics

Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The Nature of Traditional Criminal Law -- Features of European Criminal Law -- Theoretical Ideals for European Constitutional Structures and Criminal Legislation -- Ideals Shaken by Realities -- Conclusions: European Criminal Law—Justification and Restrictions.

Sommario/riassunto

The book examines how and according to which principles the enactment of European criminal legislation is legitimate. The approach adopted here focuses on the constitutionalization of criminal law (i.e., the growing importance of constitutional elements of the EU legal order and the ECHR regime within criminal law). Further, it shows how and why criminal law has a unique nature, and why it should not be equated with other fields of EU law. The book explains the basic research



questions and methodologies, before turning to the nature of criminal law at the level of national law, and addressing the different levels of justification for criminal law. Further, it examines the most prominent features of European criminal law and the difference between general EU law and EU criminal law, as well as the theoretical ideals for European constitutional structures and criminal law. Examples of how the law in practice might not always be in keeping with these normative ideals serve to round out the coverage.