Publications
by Vanessa FRANSSEN - article
Proposed Regulation on the European Public Prosecutor – Thinking Federal?
On 17 July 2013 the European Commission launched its proposal on the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (‘Proposed EPPO Regulation’). With this proposal, the Commission aims at improving the enforcement of offences affecting the EU’s financial interests and thereby at increasing the deterrent effect of law enforcement. At present, those offences are investigated and prosecuted by...
by Andrew ASHWORTH and Jeremy HORDER - book
Principles of criminal law (7th edition)
Principles of Criminal Law, now in its seventh edition, takes a distinctly different approach to the study of criminal law, while still covering all of the vital topics found on criminal law...
by Gerard COFFEY - article
Post-acquittal retrials for serious offences in the Irish criminal justice process: Lessons from England and Wales
The common law principle against retrials for the same criminal offence is a fundamental principle of criminal justice and procedure common to legal systems concerned with securing protection of...
by Ciro GRANDI, Alessandro BERNARDI and Ilaria ZODA, in Oswald JANSEN (Ed.), "Administrative sanctions in the European Union" - book_chapter
Country analysis - Italy
This book offers a unique overview of the main legal systems of administrative sanctions with thorough analyses of the administrative law sanctioning systems in 13 Member States and the European...
by Robert ROTH - article
Representational capacity or global governance ? A Swiss federal Court addresses the accusations against a former Algerian General
On 25 July 2012, the Complaint Division of the Swiss Criminal Federal Court of First Instance decided that the proceedings led by the Office of the Attorney General could continue against a former...
by Silvia ALLEGREZZA in Katalin LIGETI (Ed.), "Toward a Prosecutor for the European Union Volume 1 - A Comparative Analysis" - book_chapter
Protection of Procedural Safeguards after Lisbon: The accession of the European Union to the European Convention on Human Rights
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...
by Gintaras SVEDAS and Darius MICKEVIčIUS in Katalin LIGETI (Ed.), "Toward a prosecutor for the European Union. Volume 1 - A Comparative Analysis" - article
Presentation of national systems of investigation, prosecution, evidence and procedural safeguards: Lithuania
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...