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In an era in which the EU's influence in criminal law matters has expanded rapidly, attention has recently turned to the possible creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office. This two volume work presents the results of a study carried out by a group of European criminal law experts in 2010-2012, with the financial support of the EU Commission, whose aims were to examine in detail current public prosecution systems in the Member States and to scrutinise proposals for a new European office.

Volume 1 begins with thorough descriptions of 20 different national legal systems of investigation and prosecution, addressing a range of evidential and procedural safeguards. These will serve as a point of reference for all future research on public prosecutors. Volume 1 also contains a series of cross-cutting studies of the key issues that will inform debates about the creation of a European Public Prosecutor's Office, including studies of vertical cooperation in administrative investigations in subsidy and competition cases, the accession of the EU to the ECHR, judicial control in cooperation in criminal matters, mutual recognition and decentralised enforcement of European competition law.

Journal/Publisher: Hart Publishing

Co-author/s: Pedro CAEIRO in Katalin LIGETI (Ed.), "Toward a Prosecutor for the European Union Volume 1 - A Comparative Analysis"

Publication type: Book chapter

Number of pages/Page range: 540-585

Language/s (content): English

Date of publication: 01-06-13

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Full name Miguel Joao COSTA

Current occupation Member

University/Institution University of Macau

Email migueljoao@umac.mo