Mutual legal assistance in criminal mattes to control (transnational) criminality

Certain types of crime are increasingly being perpetrated across national borders and require a unified regional or global response to combat them. Transnational criminal law covers both the international treaty obligations which require States to introduce specific substantive measures into their domestic criminal law schemes, and an allied procedural dimension concerned with the articulation of inter-state cooperation in pursuit of the alleged transnational criminal. 

The Routledge Handbook of Transnational Criminal Law provides a comprehensive overview of the system which is designed to regulate cross border crime. The book looks at the history and development of the system, asking questions as to the principal purpose and effectiveness of transnational criminal law as it currently stands. The book brings together experts in the field, both scholars and practitioners, in order to offer original and forward-looking analyses of the key elements of the transnational criminal law.

Journal/Publisher: Routledge

Publication type: Book chapter

Number of pages/Page range: 121-136

Language/s (content): English

Date of publication: 15-01-15

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Full name John A.E. VERVAELE

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University/Institution Utrecht University

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Postal code 3512 BW Utrecht

Email j.a.e.vervaele@uu.nl