TY - BOOK AU - Herlin-Karnell,Ester TI - The Constitutional Dimension of European Criminal Law T2 - Modern Studies in European Law SN - 9781847319531 AV - KJE7975 .H47 2014 U1 - 345.24 23 PY - 2012/// CY - London PB - Bloomsbury Publishing KW - Criminal law KW - European Union countries KW - Constitutional law KW - Effectiveness and validity of law KW - Droit constitutionnel KW - Pays de l'Union européenne KW - Effectivité et validité du droit KW - LAW KW - Criminal Law KW - General KW - bisacsh KW - fast KW - Strafrecht KW - gtt KW - Europees recht KW - EU-landen KW - Electronic books N1 - Includes bibliographical references (pages 241-258) and index; Prelims; Preface and Acknowledgements; Table of Contents; Table of Cases; 1. Introduction; 2. The Journey of Criminal Law in the EU; 3. Chasing (Traditional)_Effectiveness; 4. Constitutional Effectiveness: An Exegesis; 5. Case Study I: EU Financial Crimes; 6. Case Study II: What Happens in Practice? The Implementation of the Third Money Laundering Directive in the UK and Sweden; 7. The Lisbon Treaty: Anything New Under the Sun?; 8. Conclusion; Bibliography; Index N2 - Criminal law is one of the most rapidly changing areas of contemporary EU law and integration. The Treaty of Lisbon has elevated it to a central place in the constitution of the EU, within the dynamic area of freedom, security and justice. The phenomenon of EU criminal law as such is however far from new but has developed on an ad hoc basis, not least as a result of the case law of the European Court of Justice. Central to the Court''s reasoning in this area has been the principle of effectiveness. A main theme running through the book is therefore the role of the axiom of effectiveness, which UR - https://search.ebscohost.com/login.aspx?direct=true&scope=site&db=nlebk&AN=503734 ER -