Globalised criminal justice in the European Union context: How theory meets practice
Th is paper will explore a question about the operation of an increasingly globalised criminal justice system in the European Union context. Th e emergence of European Union criminal law, characterised by its legal supremacy and universalism is a relatively new research area in penal science. Th is raises the need for some discussion of governing rules and principles. European Union criminal justice should be based on the principle of mutual recognition which is now formally recognised as a foundation stone of judicial cooperation in criminal matters among the Members States. Such an approach presupposes that each competent national authority should trust the criminal justice systems of its peers. Th is allows therefore for some legal pluralism. However, the principle of mutual recognition does not have an absolute character, in the sense of allowing for the adoption of rules and procedures in a pure legal form in another Member State.
Journal/Publisher: New Journal of European Criminal Law, Volume 4, Issue 1-2
Publication type: Article
Number of pages/Page range: 154-167
Language/s (content): English
Date of publication: 02-01-13
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