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Record Nr.

UNINA9910785735303321

Autore

Herlin-Karnell Ester

Titolo

The constitutional dimension of European criminal law / Ester Herlin-Karnell

Pubbl/distr/stampa

Oxford ; Portland, Oregon, : Hart Publishing, 2012

ISBN

1-84731-954-8

1-4725-6604-1

1-283-65784-8

1-84731-953-X

Edizione

[1st ed.]

Descrizione fisica

1 online resource (285 p.)

Collana

Modern studies in European law ; v. 30

Disciplina

345.24

Soggetti

Criminal law - European Union countries

Constitutional law - European Union countries

Effectiveness and validity of law - European Union countries

Lingua di pubblicazione

Inglese

Formato

Materiale a stampa

Livello bibliografico

Monografia

Note generali

Originally presented as the author's thesis (doctoral)--University of Oxford, December, 2009

Nota di bibliografia

Includes bibliographical references (pages [241]-258) and index

Nota di contenuto

Introduction -- The journey of criminal law in the EU -- Chasing (Traditional) effectiveness -- Constitutional effectiveness : an exegesis -- Case study I : EU financial crimes -- Case study II : What happens in practice? The implementation of the third Money Laundering Directive in the UK and Sweden -- The Lisbon Treaty : anything new under the sun? -- Conclusion

1 Introduction -- 2 The Journey of Criminal Law in the EU -- 3 Chasing (Traditional) Effectiveness -- 4 Constitutional Effectiveness: An Exegesis -- 5 Case Study I: EU Financial Crimes -- 6 Case Study II: What Happens in Practice? The Implementation of the Third Money Laundering Directive in the UK and Sweden -- 7 The Lisbon Treaty: Anything New Under the Sun? -- 8 Conclusion -- Bibliography

Sommario/riassunto

Criminal law is one of the most rapidly changing areas of contemporary EU law and integration. The Treaty of Lisbon has elevated it to a central place in the constitution of the EU, within the dynamic area of freedom, security and justice. The phenomenon of EU criminal law as such is however far from new but has developed on an ad hoc basis, not least



as a result of the case law of the European Court of Justice. Central to the Court's reasoning in this area has been the principle of effectiveness. A main theme running through the book is therefore the role of the axiom of effectiveness, which is critically examined, with particular attention to its use by the European Ccurt of Justice in recent leading cases. This book explores the constitutional principles underlying it, both those determining the substantive values it embodies, and those determining its scope and extent. Other chapters consider the phenomenon of preventative criminalisation at EU level and the protection of subsidiarity and proportionality in EU criminal law. The balance between effective EU action, proper control of competence and adequate protection of individual rights is of growing importance as EU criminal law expands, but, as this book suggests, has not yet been fully articulated or entrenched by the institutions of the EU