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The EU Legislative and Judicial Approach to Deprivation of Liberty

The research question of this thesis is the following: which is the EU legislative and judicial approach to deprivation of liberty? My methodological assumption is that the starting point in a study of this kind is the structure and the content of the polity in which deprivation of liberty is provided for. Therefore, I carry out an overall assessment of EU rules involving deprivation of liberty from the perspective of individuals: I focus not only on substantive and procedural EU criminal law, but also on immigration detention and free movement and citizenship. In order to achieve my objective, I test the materials collected against selected fundamental rights/general principles of EU law which constitutes the core of the relationship between the EU and person liberty: principle of legality, right to liberty, principle of proportionality and reintegrative function of custodial penalties.

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Author: Leandro Mancano

University/Institution: Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, Pisa

Short bio: PhD student at Scuola Superiore Sant'Anna, in Pisa. During my PhD, I have been visiting researcher at Queen Mary University of London and Université Libre de Bruxelles. My thesis is on the EU legislative and judicial approach to deprivation of liberty. My research interests lie in European and International Criminal Law and European Public Law.

Email: leandromancano@gmail.com

Phd Document

Provisional title: The EU Legislative and Judicial Approach to Deprivation of Liberty

Name of supervisor/s: Alberto di Martino/Valsamis Mitsilegas

Language: English

Starting date: 2012-11-30

Excpected end date: 2015-12-14