04456nam 22007211c 450 991077881220332120200115203623.01-84731-855-X1-4725-6564-91-283-39578-997866133957881-84731-667-010.5040/9781472565648(CKB)2550000000079909(EBL)834833(OCoLC)775446997(SSID)ssj0000576057(PQKBManifestationID)12215817(PQKBTitleCode)TC0000576057(PQKBWorkID)10553677(PQKB)11120109(MiAaPQ)EBC1772918(MiAaPQ)EBC834833(UtOrBLW)bpp09256170(MiAaPQ)EBC6165417(Au-PeEL)EBL834833(EXLCZ)99255000000007990920140929d2011 uy 0engur|n|---|||||txtccrOLAF at the crossroads action against EU fraud Constantin Stefanou, Simone White and Helen Xanthaki1st ed.Oxford Portland, Oregon Hart Publishing 2011.1 online resource (221 p.)Studies in international and comparative criminal law v. 7OLAF=European Anti-Fraud Office1-84113-791-X Includes bibliographical references and indexGenesis : UCLAF and the transition to OLAF -- Mandate -- The regulatory framework : the status quo and recent proposals for reform -- Operational activities and due process -- Operation safeguards for persons and institutions -- Operational effectiveness : expanding the civil route -- OLAF's interinstitutional relationships -- Relationship with member states1 Genesis: UCLAF and the Transition to OLAF -- 2 Mandate -- 3 The Regulatory Framework: The Status Quo and Recent Proposals for Reform -- 4 Operational Activities and Due Process -- 5 Operational Safeguards for Persons and Institutions -- 6 Operational Effectiveness: Expanding the Civil Route -- 7 OLAF's Interinstitutional Relationships -- 8 Relationship with the Member StatesThe authors offer many insights into the regulatory, operational and institutional opportunities and challenges for OLAF, the European Commission's Anti-Fraud Office. Since OLAF was set up in 1999, significant changes in its functional environment have taken place including in EU criminal law and especially in mutual assistance and substantive criminal law; the reconstruction of Eurojust and Europol through recent Regulations and Memoranda of Cooperation; and the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaty.The authors advance the view that OLAF's current legal framework must address these issues adequately.The approach they take is multi-disciplinary. OLAF is examined here through the prisms of EU politics and national, European and (to some extent) comparative law, focusing not only on the identification of current problems in regulation and procedure but also on its positioning within the context of European integration. Operational issues are then extensively discussed, making this a book for practitioners as well as policy makers and academics.The book addresses the theoretical and practical aspects of anti-fraud actions within both criminal and civil aspects of public law. Although OLAF works within an incomplete EU legal framework and with varying cooperation by national authorities, its staff have devised mechanisms that address some of these issues. Nevertheless, rules covering procedural and operational issues will need to be safeguarded within future legislationStudies in international and comparative criminal law ;v. 7.Criminal law & procedureFinance, PublicEuropean Union countriesAuditingFraudEuropean Union countriesEuropean Union countriesAppropriations and expendituresState supervisionFinance, PublicAuditing.Fraud345.40263PH 6134rvkStefanou Constantin1961-263017White SimoneXanthaki HelenUtOrBLWUtOrBLWUkLoBPBOOK9910778812203321OLAF at the crossroads3822547UNINA