EU Criminal Justice

Analyses the most recent measures adopted at EU level in the sectors of criminal procedure and judicial cooperation Provides an analysis of some of the national implementing laws of EU measures in the sectors of criminal procedure and judicial cooperationCovers the most topical issues concerning criminal procedure and judicial cooperation: procedural rights, investigation measures and the forthcoming European Public Prosecutor's Office

Autorentext
Rosanna Belfiore, Lecturer of Criminal Procedure, University of CataniaTommaso Rafaraci, Professor of Criminal Procedure, University of Catania

Inhalt
Part I Rights and Guarantees of Suspects and Defendants in criminal proceedings: The EU directives and Their impact on National Laws: Fair Trial Rights in the European Union: Reconciling Accused and Victims' Rights.- The Implementation of the Directive on Linguistic Assistance in Italy, Between Changes to the Code of Criminal Procedure and Case-law Resistance.- Awareness of One's Own Rights and Knowledge of the Accusation: The Implementation of the Directive on the Right to Information in Italy .- The Right of Access to a Lawyer in the European Union: Directive 2013/48/EU and Its Implementation in Spain.- Minimum Procedural Rights in Judicial Cooperation Procedures.- Part II Transnational Criminal Investigations and Proceedings: Instruments of Judicial Cooperation in Criminal Matters: The European Investigation Order for Evidence Gathering Abroad.- Freezing Evidence and Property: Already in Force Mutual Recognition among EU Member States.- Conflicts of Jurisdictionin Criminal Proceedings in Europe: Between Bis In Idem and Lis Pendens.- Joint Investigation Teams in the Italian Legislation implementing Framework Decision 2002/465/JHA.- Judicial Cooperation System in the Fight against Transnational Organised Crime.- Part III The establishment of the European Public Prosecutor's Office: Steps Forward versus National Resistances: ** Brief Notes on the European Public Prosecutor's Office: Ideas, Project and Fulfilment.- The European Public Prosecutor Controversy Expressed in Structural Form.- Eurojust and the European Public Prosecutor's Office. Introduction to a Historic Reform.- **Judicial Control of the European Public Prosecutor's Office.- Defence Areas and Limits in the Investigations of the European Public Prosecutor.