The functions of approximation of penal legislation within the European Union

This contribution identifies the main sources of approximation of penal laws between the Member States of the EU and underlines the serious limits affecting it. It then focuses on the different functions that the approximation of penal laws plays in the establishment of an AFSJ, suggesting that these functions are currently undervalued and that this underplaying undermines the ability to achieve this general and fundamental objective the Treaty of Amsterdam has conferred upon the Union.

Journal/Publisher: Maastricht Journal on European and Comparative Law, Volume 12, Issue 2

Publication type: Article

Number of pages/Page range: 149-172

Language/s (content): English

Date of publication: 15-08-05

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