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Mutual admissibility of evidence in criminal matters in the EU (IRCP-series, vol. 53)
Any effort to gather evidence may prove pointless without ensuring its admissibility. Nevertheless, the EU, while developing instruments for smooth gathering of evidence in criminal matters, is not taking much effort to enhance its admissibility. Due to the lack of common rules in this matter, gathering and use of evidence in the EU cross-border context is still governed by the domestic law of the member states concerned. This may lead to situations where, given the differences between legal systems across the EU, evidence collected in one member state will not be admissible in other member states. Due to the fact that the Lisbon Treaty opened the possibility to adopt minimum rules concernin...
Prosecuting and Punishing Multi-Offenders in the EU
This book elaborates on the rules governing the prosecution and sentencing of multi-offenders. The term ‘multi-offender’ is used for an offender that has committed a series of offences (either in one single act or in different acts); hence the addition of ‘multi’ in ‘multi-offender’. A crucial element thereto is that the whole series of offences – which make the offender a multi-offender – has been committed before being subject to a final conviction. A comparative EU-study was conducted, focussing on the rules governing multi-offenders within different EU Member States. It reveals that this type of offenders challenge both the legislator and the prosecution and judges: when ...
Current Issues of EU Criminal Law
Publikacja przedstawia obraz wybranych aktualnych problemów prawa karnego UE z różnych perspektyw. Omawiane zagadnienia obejmują m.in.: dialog sądowy pomiędzy sądami krajowymi, Trybunałem Sprawiedliwości Unii Europejskiej (TSUE) i Europejskim Trybunałem Praw Człowieka (ETPC); adekwatną ochronę praw uczestników postępowania karnego w państwach członkowskich UE; stosunki Prokuratury Europejskiej (EPPO) z państwami nieuczestniczącymi we wzmocnionej współpracy; wzajemne zaufanie w kontekście pozyskiwania dowodów elektronicznych; pozbawienie nielegalnego mienia w kontekście praw ofiar i konfiskaty rzeczy; harmonizację prawa karnego materialnego w zakresie definicji przest...
cover Die grenzüberschreitende Informationsgewinnung und -verwertung am Beispiel der Zusammenarbeit der deutschen und polnischen Strafverfolgungsbehörden
Kriminalität kennt keine territorialen Grenzen. Kriminelle Einzeltäter und kriminelle Netzwerke sind seit langem auf Internationalität ausgerichtet. Eine effektive Kriminalitätsbekämpfung durch inländische Polizei- und Justizorgane ist deshalb ohne grenzüberschreitende Informationsgewinnung kaum denkbar. Der vorliegende Tagungsband befasst sich mit den wichtigen Fragen der zwischenstaatlichen polizeilichen Zusammenarbeit am Beispiel Deutschlands und Polens. Eine Vielzahl der Regelungen und insbesondere die Unterschiede in der Auslegung der einschlägigen Vorschriften durch die Behörden beider Nachbarstaaten sowie bestehende Systemunterschiede hinsichtlich der Kompetenzverteilung zwischen Polizei und Staatsanwaltschaft erschweren die Gewinnung von Informationen sowie ihre Verwertung als Beweismittel in einem nationalen Strafverfahren. Die versammelten Beiträge gehen vertieft auf die skizzierten Probleme ein, enthalten ferner Vorschläge für die Auslegung der einschlägigen Vorschriften und bieten Ansatzpunkte für eine weitere wissenschaftliche Diskussion.
Redefining Organised Crime: A Challenge for the European Union?
The definition of organised crime has long been the object of lively debate, at national and international level. Sociological and legal analysis has not yet led to one definitive answer to the question of what exactly 'organised crime' means. Nonetheless, many instruments adopted both at international and national levels set forth special legal regimes designed to target criminal groups featuring a stable organisation, which are perceived as particularly dangerous to society. Therefore, identifying the notion of organised crime is crucial to establishing the scope of any legal instrument specifically designed for combating it. The aim of this book is to reassess the scope, the effectiveness and the overall coherence of existing definitions of organised crime, and to identify any need for a reconsideration of these definitions, specifically with reference to the EU legal order. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners and legislators working in the sphere of EU criminal law and of organised crime more generally.
Cultural Science
Cultural Science introduces a new way of thinking about culture. Adopting an evolutionary and systems approach, the authors argue that culture is the population-wide source of newness and innovation; it faces the future, not the past. Its chief characteristic is the formation of groups or 'demes' (organised and productive subpopulation; 'demos'). Demes are the means for creating, distributing and growing knowledge. However, such groups are competitive and knowledge-systems are adversarial. Starting from a rereading of Darwinian evolutionary theory, the book utilises multidisciplinary resources: Raymond Williams's 'culture is ordinary' approach; evolutionary science (e.g. Mark Pagel and Herbe...
Money Laundering
This book gives a broad analysis of the legal issues raised by the international fight against money laundering. It offers an extensive comparative research of the criminal and preventive law aspects from an international perspective. Stessens portrays money laundering as a new criminal trend threatening both national and international societies which must be addressed multilaterally through banking practice, international conventions and human rights. Most of this volume is devoted to specific legal problems that spring from the international nature of the money laundering phenomenon. It contains a most detailed overview on the rules and practices of international co-operation in the fight against money laundering. The publication gives a thorough examination of the exchange of information, lifting banking secrecy, and seizing and confiscating assets, as well as the jurisdictional questions that inevitably arise in this context. The result is a rich and detailed study of international and comparative law.
Foundations of Law: The Polish Perspective
“Foundations of Law: The Polish Perspective” covers a range of issues forming the core of academic legal education in Poland. It provides basic knowledge about Polish law and Polish legal culture, and constitutes an innovative introduction to the European approach to the concept of law, legal reasoning, recent challenges and the problems of legal development. “ The book contains nineteen chapters, the aim of each being to give an understandable presentation and discussion of a specific area of law. The early chapters present an overview of the historical foundations of Polish law and the Polish theory and philosophy of law. The following chapters address private, public, criminal and e...
Sports
From ancient Egyptian archery and medieval Japanese football to contemporary American baseball, sports have been shaped by - and in turn have helped shape - the culture of which it is part. This work traces this evolution across continents, cultures, and historical epochs to construct a single comprehensive narrative of the world's sports.
14/18 – Rupture or Continuity
The impact of the Great War and its aftermath on Belgian artistic life World War I had a major effect on Belgian visual arts. German occupation, the horror at the battlefield and the experience of exile led to multiple narratives and artistic expressions by Belgian artists during and after the war. Belgian interbellum art is extremely vibrant and diverse. 14/18 – Rupture or Continuity takes a look at Belgian artistic life in the years around the First World War and how it was affected by this event. The Great War was a catalyst of artistic oppositions, leading on the one hand to a Belgian avant-garde that explored new forms and styles, while continuing to uphold a more traditional and established art on the other. Whereas the war experience consolidated an already present style for some artists, for others it constituted a revolution leading to new artistic adventures. The collection of essays in the present book highlights these contrasting facets of Belgian art in its rich historical context during the early 20th century.
