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Towards a European Criminal Record

Towards a European Criminal Record

Author: Constantin Stefanou; Helen Xanthaki
Publisher: Cambridge University Press
ISBN: 9780521866699
Published In: June 2008
Format: Hardback
Jurisdiction: Europe ? Disclaimer:
Countri(es) stated herein are used as reference only

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The success of the four core freedoms of the EU has created fertile ground for transnational organised crime. Innovative, transnational legal weapons are therefore required by national authorities. The availability of data on criminal convictions is at the forefront of the debate. But which mechanism for availability can be used effectively while at the same time respecting an increasingly higher level of data protection at national level?
In the fluid, post-‘Reform Treaty’ environment, the EU is moving towards the creation of a European Criminal Record which will ultimately secure availability of criminal data beyond the weaknesses of Mutual Legal Assistance mechanisms. Examining the concept of a European Criminal Record in its legal, political and data protection dimensions, this multidisciplinary study is an indispensable exploration of a major initiative in European Criminal Law which is set to monopolise the debate on EU judicial co-operation and enforcement.
Contents:
1. Introduction: How the idea of a European Criminal Record came to be
Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki
2. The European Criminal Record: analysis
Helen Xanthaki
3. The European Criminal Record: the political parameters
Constantin Stefanou
4. The European Criminal Record: human rights considerations
Alexandra Xanthaki
5. The European Criminal Record in Austria
Robert Kert
6. The European Criminal Record in the Czech Republic
Jaroslav Fenyk
7. The European Criminal Record in Germany
Lorenz Böllinger
8. The European Criminal Record in Greece
Maria Gavouneli and Pantelis Traianos
9. The European Criminal Record in Hungary
Katalin Ligeti
10. The European Criminal Record in Ireland
Ivana Bacik
11. The European Criminal Record in the Netherlands
Oswald Jansen
12. The European Criminal Record in Slovenia
Katja Šugman and Dragan Petrovec
13. The European Criminal Record in Slovakia
Anna Ondrejova
14. The European Criminal Record in Spain Francisco
Javier García Fernández
15. The European Criminal Record in England and Wales
Lisa Webley
16. Databases in the area of freedom, security and justice: lessons for the centralisation of records and their maximum exchange
Valsamis Mitsilegas
17. A European Criminal Records Database: an integrated model
Els de Busser
18. The European Criminal Record: feasible or folly?
Helen Xanthaki
19. Conclusions
Constantin Stefanou and Helen Xanthaki