Approximation of substantive criminal law in the EU

This book dedicated to the substantive criminal law in the EU put the Libson Treaty under scrutiny. It evaluates the changes introduced by this new Treaty and their impact, before reflecting on future prospects

Procesna prava osumnjičenika i optuženika u kaznenom postupku u svjetlu Uredbe o Uredu europskog javnog tužitelja

This paper analyses the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons in EPPO proceedings in the Republic of Croatia. Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office does not elaborate defence rights in detail, but leaves this matter to national law which has to comply with the EU Charter of Fundamental Rights and with the adopted directives on the procedural rights of suspects and accused persons. Following the wording of Articles 41 and 42 of the Regulation which address procedural safeguards in the EPPO proceedings, the author will give an overview of the procedural rights guaranteed in the directives on procedural rights, on their transposition into Croatian criminal procedure law, and will indicate the shortcomings and potential obstacles which could arise in EPPO proceedings. After some introductory remarks on the tendencies in Croatian criminal procedure law, an analysis will be made of the right to interpretation and translation, the right to information, the right of access to a lawyer and to legal aid, the right to remain silent and to be presumed innocent, as well as the right to gather evidence. Finally, the judicial review of procedural acts of the EPPO under the Croatian criminal procedure law will be examined.postupcima koje pokreće europski javni tužitelj (EJT) u Republici Hrvatskoj. Uredba Vijeća (EU) 2017/1939 od 12. listopada 2017. o provedbi pojačane suradnje u vezi s osnivanjem Ureda europskog javnog tužitelja ne uređuje detaljno prava obrane, već prepušta nacionalnim zakonodavstvima reguliranje te materije u skladu s Poveljom EU-a o temeljnim pravima i direktivama EU-a o procesnim pravima osumnjičenika i optuženika. Slijedeći sadržaj čl. 41. i 42. Uredbe, autorica daje pregled procesnih prava zajamčenih u direktivama o procesnim pravima osumnjičenika i optuženika, zatim način njihova prenošenja u hrvatsko kazneno procesno pravo s naznakama nedostataka i potencijalnih prepreka koji bi mogli nastati u postupcima koje pokreće EJT. Nakon uvodnih napomena o tendencijama u hrvatskom kaznenom procesnom pravu analiziraju se pojedina procesna prava u kontekstu Uredbe: pravo na tumačenje i prijevod, pravo na informaciju, pravo na pristup odvjetniku i na pravnu pomoć, pravo na šutnju i na pretpostavku nevinosti, kao i pravo na prikupljanje dokaza. Konačno, daje se i kratki osvrt na sudsku kontrolu postupovnih radnji EJT-a prema hrvatskom kaznenom procesnom pravu uz isticanje mogućih problema. Naposljetku se zaključuje da će postojeći nedostaci hrvatskog kaznenog postupka posebno doći do izražaja u postupcima koje pokreće EJT s obzirom na snažne ovlasti novog supranacionalnog tijela kaznenog progona, što može utjecati na položaj obrane u kaznenom postupku

Domestic and international trials, 1700-2000: The trial in history, vol. II

How does the trial function? What are the tools, in terms of legal principle, scientific knowledge, social norms, and political practice, which underpin this most important decision-making process? This collection of nine essays by an international group of scholars explores these crucial questions. Focusing both on English criminal, military, and parliamentary trials, and upon national and international trials for war crimes, this book illuminates the diverse forces that have shaped trials during the modern era. The contributors approach their subject from a variety of perspectives - legal history, social history, political history, sociology, and international law. With an appreciation and understanding of the relevant legal procedures, they address wider issues of psychology, gender, bureaucracy, and international relations within the adjudicative setting. Their inter-disciplinary approach imparts to this book a breadth not usually seen in studies of the courtroom. Scholars and students of modern British history, political science, and international law, as well as legal history, will find these essays stimulating and informative. Judicial tribunals in England and Europe, 1200-1700: The trial in history, vol. I, edited by Dr Maureen Mulholland and Professor Brian Pullan, is also published by Manchester University Press