Every year, millions of people across Europe - innocent and guilty - are arrested and detained by the police. For some, their cases go no further than the polic

Since their creation, the European Union and the Council of Europe have worked to harmonise the justice systems of their member states. This project has been me

Effective Criminal Defence in Europe summarizes the findings of a three-year research project to explore and compare access to effective defense in criminal pro

The fight against impunity is an increasingly central concept in EU law-making and adjudication. What is the meaning and the scope of impunity as a legal concep

This book takes stock of the development of criminal law in the context of the EC and the EU, and examines whether this has led to a European criminal policy, a