Towards a European Criminal Record - Hardcover

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 0521866693 ISBN 13: 9780521866699

Publisher: Cambridge University Press, 2008

Synopsis

The success of the four core freedoms of the EU has created fertile ground for transnational organised crime. Innovative, transnational legal weapons are therefore required by national authorities. The availability of data on criminal convictions is at the forefront of the debate. But which mechanism for availability can be used effectively while at the same time respecting an increasingly higher level of data protection at national level? In the fluid, post-'Reform Treaty' environment, the EU is moving towards the creation of a European Criminal Record which will ultimately secure availability of criminal data beyond the weaknesses of Mutual Legal Assistance mechanisms. Examining the concept of a European Criminal Record in its legal, political and data protection dimensions, this multidisciplinary study is an indispensable exploration of a major initiative in European Criminal Law which is set to monopolise the debate on EU judicial co-operation and enforcement.

About this title

Book Description:

This multidisciplinary study examines the creation of a European Criminal Record as a means of combating trans-European and transnational organised crime. The new European Criminal Record will make it more difficult for organised crime to operate within the EU and assist national authorities in the successful prosecution of cases.

About the Author:

Constantin Stefanou is a senior lecturer at the Sir William Dale Centre for Legislative Studies, Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London. Helen Xanthaki is a senior lecturer in Legislative Studies at the Institute of Advanced Legal Studies, London.

About this edition

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Publication date: 2008
• ISBN 10: 0521866693
• ISBN 13: 9780521866699
• Binding: Hardcover
• Edition number: 1
• Number of pages: 414
• Editor: Stefanou Constantin, Xanthaki Helen