The European Criminal Law Review (EuCLR) is a journal dedicated to the development of European Criminal Law and the cooperation in criminal matters within the European Union. In these areas the Lisbon Treaty has supposedly brought about the most important changes and also the greatest challenges for the future.It is the journal’s ambition to provide a primary forum for comprehensive discussion and critical analysis of all questions arising in relation to European Criminal Law. It will include articles and relevant material on topics such as- the harmonisation of national criminal law in consideration of European legal instruments,- the implementation of the principle of mutual recognition in the area of cooperation in criminal matters and the development towards the creation of a European Public Prosecutor,- the emergence of a balanced European Criminal Policy based on fundamental rights, freedom and democracy with particular reference to the Charter of Fundamental Rights of the European Union and the European Convention on Human Rights.
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.