Crime Area Freedom Security Justice

The 'Europeanisation' of the fight against crime is a broad and much-contested notion. This in-depth analysis of the role of the EU in fighting crime within the area of freedom, security and justice explores the impact of EU policies in the Member States, the progressive convergence of Member States' criminal law systems, the emergence of mutual recognition as an alternative to harmonization, and the incremental development of the ECJ's jurisdiction. The essays also explore the limitations inherent in EU counter-crime policies and the changes brought about by the introduction of the Treaty of Lisbon. These changes are discussed both collectively and within individual substantive areas in which the EU has taken an active role in fighting crime, such as corruption, money laundering, terrorism, organised crime and extradition. 'Collectively, these essays examine some of the emerging issues of the EU's fight against crime in the AFSJ. It contains concise stand-alone assessments of the impact of the Treaty of Lisbon in discrete areas of criminal law, including the major innovations and the limitations.' Wanni Teo, Yearbook of European LawIntroduction Christina Eckes and Theodore Konstadinides; 1. EU criminal justice: beyond Lisbon Maria Fletcher; 2. The European Union policy against corruption in the light of recent international developments Patrycja Szarek Mason; 3. The EU's anti-money laundering agenda: built on risks? Ester Herlin-Karnell; 4. EU anti-money laundering regulation: multilevel cooperation of public and private actors Maria Bergstrom; 5. The legal framework of the European Union's counter-terrorist policies: full of good intentions? Christina Eckes; 6. Organised crime: developments and challenges for an enlarged European Union Massimo Fichera; 7. The Europeanization of extradition: how many light years away to mutual confidence? Theodore Konstadinides; 8. The European evidence warrant: mutual recognition and mutual (dis)trust? Cian Murphy; 9. Law and order and internal security provisions in the area of freedom, security and justice: before and after Lisbon Alicia Hinarejos; 10. The external dimension of EU's area of freedom, security and justice Ramses A. Wessel, Luisa Marin and Claudio Matera.