Towards a European Criminal Record 1st Edition by Constantin Stefanou ISBN 9780511495069 0511495069

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ISBN 10:  0511495069 

ISBN 13: 9780511495069

Author:  Constantin Stefanou

“Towards a European Criminal Record, 1st Edition” by Constantin Stefanou (co-edited with Helen Xanthaki) is a multidisciplinary study published in 2008 by Cambridge University Press.

The book delves into the complex concept of creating a European Criminal Record, a major initiative in European Criminal Law at the time of its publication. The premise behind this initiative is the growing challenge of transnational organized crime, which flourishes due to the free movement within the EU. National authorities require innovative, transnational legal tools to combat this, and the availability of data on criminal convictions is seen as a crucial element.

The book examines the idea of a European Criminal Record from various angles:

Legal dimensions: Exploring the legal framework, potential challenges, and compatibility with existing national legal systems.
Political parameters: Analyzing the political will, negotiations, and obstacles in harmonizing criminal record systems across diverse EU member states.
Data protection dimensions: Addressing the critical issue of balancing crime prevention with the protection of individual data rights, especially given varying levels of data protection across EU nations.
A significant portion of the book consists of essays contributed by specialists from various EU member states (e.g., Austria, Czech Republic, Germany, Greece, Hungary, Ireland, Netherlands, Slovenia, Slovakia, Spain, England, and Wales). These essays offer insights into:

What is currently entered on domestic criminal record systems.
The lawful uses of such contents.
The extent to which entries can be deleted.
The book highlights the difficulties and complexities involved in establishing a unified European Criminal Record, considering differences in legal traditions, data storage, and the balance between information sharing and individual rights. It also discusses proposed models, such as networking national criminal records rather than creating a single centralized database.

Overall, “Towards a European Criminal Record” is considered an indispensable exploration of a key initiative in EU judicial cooperation and enforcement, providing a comprehensive and multidisciplinary analysis of a topic that continues to be relevant in the ongoing debate on European criminal law.

Table of contents: 

1 – Introduction: How did the idea of a European Criminal Record come about?
PART I
2 – The European Criminal Record: Analysis
3 – The European Criminal Record: Political parameters
4 – The establishment of a European Criminal Record: Human rights considerations
PART II
5 – The European Criminal Record in Austria
6 – The European Criminal Record in the Czech Republic
7 – The European Criminal Record in Germany
8 – The European Criminal Record in Greece
9 – The European Criminal Record in Hungary
10 – The European Criminal Record in Ireland
11 – The European Criminal Record in the Netherlands
12 – The European Criminal Record in Slovenia
13 – The European Criminal Record in Slovakia
14 – The European Criminal Record in Spain
15 – The European Criminal Record in England and Wales
PART III
16 – Databases in the area of freedom, security and justice: Lessons for the centralisation of records and their maximum exchange
17 – A European criminal records database: An integrated model
18 – The European Criminal Record: Feasible or folly?
19 – Conclusions

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