Konstadinides, T (2016) EU Law and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters: a tale of legal competence and political competency. In: Research Handbook on EU Criminal Law. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 567-579. ISBN 9781783473304. Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781783473311.00041
Konstadinides, T (2016) EU Law and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters: a tale of legal competence and political competency. In: Research Handbook on EU Criminal Law. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 567-579. ISBN 9781783473304. Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781783473311.00041
Konstadinides, T (2016) EU Law and International Cooperation in Criminal Matters: a tale of legal competence and political competency. In: Research Handbook on EU Criminal Law. Edward Elgar Publishing, pp. 567-579. ISBN 9781783473304. Official URL: http://dx.doi.org/10.4337/9781783473311.00041
Abstract
This chapter provides an analysis of EU criminal justice as an external policy. It identifies its restrictions based on the lack of criminal law competence in the foreign policy realm. In lieu of the lack of such competence, the chapter will then discuss the advancement of indirect EU international cooperation in criminal matters by identifying briefly the instruments available and their legal basis. It will then turn to some case studies, starting with a consideration of the EU’s strategic partnership with Russia and the potential for a new EU-Russia legally binding agreement with criminal law implications and the issues of legislative competence surrounding it. The chapter also considers EU policy on capabilities enhancement in the Western Balkans as part of the development of regional cooperation with a view to EU accession. Once legal competence is established in this context, the purpose is to evaluate the political competency of the EU to influence public policy in the field of criminal justice.
Item Type: | Book Section |
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Additional Information: | Source info: Mitsilegas, V., Bergström, M. and Konstadinides, T. (eds.) Research Handbook on EU Criminal Law (Cheltenham, Edward Elgar Publishing: 2016, Forthcoming) |
Uncontrolled Keywords: | EU constitutional law; EU external relations; Russia; Western Balkans |
Subjects: | J Political Science > JN Political institutions (Europe) K Law > K Law (General) |
Divisions: | Faculty of Arts and Humanities Faculty of Arts and Humanities > Essex Law School |
SWORD Depositor: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Depositing User: | Unnamed user with email elements@essex.ac.uk |
Date Deposited: | 21 Dec 2017 12:44 |
Last Modified: | 16 May 2024 17:28 |
URI: | http://repository.essex.ac.uk/id/eprint/20854 |
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