Publications
by Annalisa MANGIARACINA, Chiara MANUCUSO and Alessandra GUALAZZI - article
“Back door sentencing” in Italy: common reasons and main consequences for the recall of prisoners
Italian law only provides the general conditions for the institution of recall. It follows that significant discretionary powers are enjoyed by the surveillance judges (and in particular by the Surveillance Tribunal) who evaluate on a case-by-case basis whether the commission of another offence or the infringement of parole conditions demonstrate the offenders‟ negative attitude to reintegrate...
by Maria KAIAFA-GBANDI - article
The Commission's Proposal for a Directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests by means of criminal law
The Commission's proposal for a directive on the fight against fraud to the Union's financial interests (COM (2012) 363 final) is a significant instance in the course of the EU's legislative...
by Francesca GALLI in Aniceto MASFERRER (Ed.), "Post 9/11 and the state of permanent legal emergency: Security and human rights in countering terrorism" - book_chapter
The war on terror and crusading judges: Reestablishing the primacy of the criminal justice system
The terrorist attacks occurred in the United States on 11 September 2001 have profoundly altered and reshaped the priorities of criminal justice systems around the world. Atrocities like the 9/11...
by Serge DE BIOLLEY, Maitena POELEMANS, Henri LABAYLE and Anne WEYEMBERGH - book
Code of criminal law of the European Union – 2012 (2nd edition)
It was in the seventies that the first steps in the field of judicial cooperation in criminal matters between Member States of the European Communities were taken. The realizations in the field...
by Micheal O' FLOINN and David ORMEROD - article
Social networking material as criminal evidence
Examines issues arising in relation to adducing in criminal proceedings evidence obtained from social networking sites (SNS). Discusses how SNS can be challenged, including challenges to the...
by Gisele VERNIMMEN-VAN TIGGELEN in Marianne DONY (Ed.), "La dimension externe de l'espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice au lendemain de Lisbonne et de Stockholm : un bilan à mi-parcours" - book_chapter
Exercise et conséquences des "opt-out"
La dimension externe de l’espace de liberté, de sécurité et de justice a été fortement influencée par l’entrée en vigueur du traité de Lisbonne le 1er décembre 2009. Dans le même temps, le...
by Joanna Beata BANACH-GUETIERREZ and Christopher HARDING - article
Fundamental rights in European criminal justice: an axiolological perspective
The discussion here explores the way in which human rights protection norms have been and may be integrated into the presently emerging body of European Union (EU) criminal law and criminal...