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The London School of Economics and
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Abstract This thesis addresses the
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However, the journey of writing thi
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3. The scope of intervention: the e
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4. The emergence and development of
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Introduction: The nature of Europea
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This dissertation seeks to advance
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account as a reference. Indeed, sev
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Whilst the distinctive criteria of
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it makes sense to consider the doma
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creation of summary offences tried
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want to be talking about a simple a
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contemporary societies that primari
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influence on Member States to intro
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But what defines these Euro-crimes
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significantly broader range of crim
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legal orders that punish more sever
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enforcement agencies were keen to e
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framed. 98 The principle of direct
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obligations were further confirmed
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Moreover, other realms of interacti
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Hence, the Court, whilst recognisin
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for some understanding of the first
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“The Commission’s efforts and i
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trafficking), and especially about
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The central actors in the Trevi fra
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justice and home affairs matters un
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Likewise, the Programme of Action t
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means to repatriate third country n
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“Each Member State shall take app
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“For that purpose, whilst the cho
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limiting national criminal law, it
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“…synthesis of the arrangements
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of Action relating to the reinforce
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the single market and the consequen
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Rather limited in scope and depth,
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The need for more openness in the w
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not subject to control or enforceme
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the individual. The building of a m
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Initiatives ranged from the creatio
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etween police forces in matters of
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evenue. 298 Along the same lines, t
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identified in the TEU(M) It was see
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esponsible for the formalisation of
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Indeed, already in 1996, organised
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Finally, besides the political and
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particularly those initiatives that
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and drug trafficking, hence giving
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trade. 356 The Court continued by n
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well as the first protocol. 366 The
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crime is a fluid concept, with loos
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means of transport, telecommunicati
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Chapter 3 The evolution of European
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1. Treaty of Amsterdam: expansion a
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positions would be suited to define
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The author noted how it was adopted
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2. The new scope of European Union
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these political declarations, which
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thirty years and epitomises and imp
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phenomenon and of the multifaceted
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within the scope of instruments alr
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Furthermore, the criminalisation of
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interests (in this case the single
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More notably, the most significant
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The Court decided with the Commissi
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Regardless of the Court having plac
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in particular fields, thus solidify
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However, competence to enact legisl
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months) to third-country national v
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derogations); 525 others proposed f
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ecognition of national sentences, p
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2. The features of the new supranat
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criminal matters and, if necessary,
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with a cross border dimension. Ther
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question of ‘why criminal law’,
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e affected by ECL law. 562 This dec
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Chapter 4 Harmonisation of national
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Harmonisation was felt to be necess
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matters. Indeed, the European Union
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This provision portrays a criminal
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“a structured group of three or m
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development is in line with the rea
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economic loss; (e) seizure of aircr
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Framework Decision, which obliged t
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possession, among others. 630 A stu
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Again, the EU’s provision was bro
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liability is a sensitive issue whic
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3.2. A focus on minimum maximum pen
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the threshold demanded by EU law. T
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of ensuring a degree of homogeneity
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Framework Decision on trafficking i
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inging about a harsher criminal law
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extraterritoriality to nothing less
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development of the single market -
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“(… )involves the recognition o
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These changes in extradition across
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arguments against extradition of na
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To be sure, concerns with fundament
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text of the preamble does not amoun
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States should not have to use their
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e partly explained by the fact that
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“Confidence in the application of
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2007, Polish authorities requested
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With these judgements, the Court st
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does not deem the acts in question
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discretion in Title VI TEU(A), one
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Such reasoning led the Court to con
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was committed by a national abroad
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Furthermore, the list of types of o
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“without any further formality be
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An EEW can only be issued with the
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“The competent authorities in the
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prisoners with the view of ‘facil
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Page 237 and 238: Conclusion The introduction and dev
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Page 271 and 272: Bibliography Books and articles Aba
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