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The proposed data protection regulation includes mention of the use of criminal and administrative sanctions. Both were possible in EU data protection law but, after the reform, the use of administrative sanctions will become mandatory. With regard to criminal sanctions to address data protection wrongs, nothing changes: member states can choose to create them or not.

The article will highlight the many faces of effectiveness in EU substantive criminal law. It will start by examining instances where the application of the principle of effectiveness may lead to...

This article analyses the limits of the principle of mutual recognition in cooperation in criminal matters. To start with, some characteristics of mutual recognition are analysed, which are the...

This article analyses the effectiveness and functionality of substantive EU criminal law legislation. With the Lisbon Treaty criminal law has been included as a general branch of EU law. Effective...

This festschrift celebrates Andreas (Andrew) von Hirsch's pioneering contributions to liberal criminal theory. He is particularly noted for reinvigorating desert-based theories of punishment, for...

The European Union has long been an important driver for the integration of financial markets in Europe.
The goal of this article is to map how the current and future legal infrastructure ...

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