A Peaceful Revolution - The Development of Police and Judicial Cooperation in the European Union
FIJNAUT Cyrille
Description du produit
- Catégories: Justice & Affaires Intérieures
- Editeur: Intersentia Uitgevers
- ISBN: 9781780686974
- Date de publication: 05/09/2019
- Reliure : Broché
- Nombre de page : 824
- Langue: Anglais
Résumé
The debate surrounding police and judicial cooperation in the European
Union can be criticised for focussing too much on certain forms of
cooperation or on specific problems. As a result, a thorough overview of
what has been achieved in this area since the Maastricht Treaty’s entry
into force in November 1993 is lacking. In contrast to the disjointed
and mostly secret cooperation between police and judicial services in
Europe prior to 1993, the current regime has established a coherent and
transparent system within the EU that can only be described as
revolutionary.
This book discusses that peaceful revolution in
light of the action programmes (the Brussels Programme, the Tampere
Programme, the Hague Programme and the Stockholm Programme) which were
drafted in concurrence with all major changes to the constitutional
relations within the European Union: the Maastricht Treaty, the
Amsterdam Treaty, the Nice Treaty, the Rome Treaty and the Lisbon
Treaty. This programmatic approach makes it possible to present in a
clear manner the imposing array of police and judicial agencies,
facilities and networks (Europol, Schengen Information System, Eurojust,
European Arrest Warrant, etc.) created through democratic processes
with the aim of ensuring the security of the citizens of the European
Union. In particular, the problems concerning the control of internal
and external borders and with respect to the containment of terrorism
demonstrate that this system urgently needs to be reinforced.
It
is ironic that the Brexit negotiations demonstrate the importance of the
current system of police and judicial cooperation in the European
Union: the United Kingdom would like to keep the great benefits of a
number of its crucial components.