Subjects:

Criminal Law

Contents:

1. Introduction Marisa Leaf

2. The institutional framework for EU criminal law Professor Steve Peers

3. The Extradition Act 2003: the changes and the remaining safeguards Edward Fitzgerald QC

4. Judicial co-operation in criminal matters between the European Union and third states: international agreements Dr. Valsamis Mitsilegas

5. Extradition arrangements with the USA Alun Jones QC and Anand Doobay

6. The impact of the proposed European evidence warrant on the rights of suspects, defendants and innocent third parties Christopher Murray

7. A police perspective on the future of European Judicial Cooperation Steven David Brown

8. Judicial co-operation within the EU: a liaison magistrates perspective Bernard Rabatel

9. Proposal for a framework decision on certain procedural rights applying in proceedings in criminal matters throughout the European Union Caroline Morgan

10. Double jeopardy Alex Bailin

11. Discussion paper on Eurobail Clair Dobbin

12. Defence rights in a new era of judicial co-operation: closing thoughts Professor Elspeth Guild and Susie Alegre

The contributors to Cross-border Crime examine the latest developments in international judicial co-operation – highlighting specific concerns the new procedures raise for the protection of individual rights.

The Extradition Act 2003 has led to fundamental changes in the UK’s response to trans-national crime. In Europe, a programme of ‘mutual recognition’ in criminal matters has spawned the European Arrest Warrant. More developments are imminent. Across the Atlantic, the controversial new UK/US Extradition Treaty – agreed without parliamentary scrutiny – has traded traditional safeguards for procedural efficiency.

These changes are happening in a context – EU enlargement, the war on terror and the ever-easier movement of people, goods, information, money and ideas – which means that international responses to crime are inevitable. But when crime crosses borders – is there a danger that justice is being turned back at the frontier?

Contributions to Cross-border Crime are drawn from a wide range of perspectives – defence lawyers, judicial authorities, academics, policy-makers and the police. Each contributor is a leading expert in their field, ensuring the reader a broad-based assessment of a fast-moving and complex issue.