Legitimizing European criminal law : justification and restrictions /

Legitimizing European criminal law : justification and restrictions /

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Bibliographic Details
Author / Creator:	Kettunen, Merita. author.
Imprint:	Cham : Springer, 2020.
Description:	1 online resource (xiii, 278 pages. 1 illustrations)
Language:	English
Series:	Comparative, European and international criminal justice, 2524-4558 ; 2 Comparative, European and international criminal justice ; 2.
Subject:	Criminal law -- European Union countries. Criminal law. International criminal law. Criminal law. International criminal law. European Union countries.
Format:	E-Resource Book
URL for this record:	http://pi.lib.uchicago.edu/1001/cat/bib/12456062

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ISBN:	9783030161743 3030161749 9783030161736
Notes:	Includes bibliographical references. Online resource; title from PDF title page (SpringerLink, viewed November 11, 2019).
Summary:	The book examines how and according to which principles the enactment of European criminal legislation is legitimate. The approach adopted here focuses on the constitutionalization of criminal law (i.e., the growing importance of constitutional elements of the EU legal order and the ECHR regime within criminal law). Further, it shows how and why criminal law has a unique nature, and why it should not be equated with other fields of EU law. The book explains the basic research questions and methodologies, before turning to the nature of criminal law at the level of national law, and addressing the different levels of justification for criminal law. Further, it examines the most prominent features of European criminal law and the difference between general EU law and EU criminal law, as well as the theoretical ideals for European constitutional structures and criminal law. Examples of how the law in practice might not always be in keeping with these normative ideals serve to round out the coverage.
Standard no.:	10.1007/978-3-030-16174-3

Table of Contents:

Introduction
The Nature of Traditional Criminal Law
Features of European Criminal Law
Theoretical Ideals for European Constitutional Structures and Criminal Legislation
Ideals Shaken by Realities
Conclusions: European Criminal Law?Justification and Restrictions.