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National criminal law is to a large extent influenced by European Law and especially by decisions of the European Courts. European Courts are the Court of Justice of the European Union (Art. 251 et seq. TFEU, in the following “ECJ”) and the...

European Union law is equally authentic in all official languages of the European Union. The European Court of Justice has reiterated this principle many times, although it is hardly practical. Noting that even the European Court of Justice...

Several rights guaranteed by the ECHR and the CFR are applicable only in case of a ‘criminal charge’. Therefore, it is important to know whether, or not, a certain sanction is criminal in nature. It is equally important that the CJEU qualifies...

It must be said that Tyndall could not more eloquently express the importance of looking beyond one’s own borders and pushing the boundaries which are thereby revealed. The statement of the scientist should be kept in mind in as many contexts as...

The European Agenda on Security sets goals and priorities regarding EU criminal law for the period 2015-2020. The present contribution reviews the distinctive aspects of the Agenda and puts emphasis on significant emerging points of concern.