In this book legal and criminological scholars offer advanced analyses of the exercise of the substantive criminal law competences of the EU.

In this book legal and criminological scholars offer advanced analyses of the exercise of the substantive criminal law competences of the EU.

The EU now possesses a clear legal basis for taking action on criminal law matters and steering the policy and practice of Member States in relation to crime an

Since the early 1990s, cross-border police and judicial cooperation has become a very important domain of the European Union. The Lisbon Treaty – if accepted

This publication contains a number of papers which highlight examples of good practice in relation to criminal policy in member states of the Council of Europe,