Title: The European Union as an area of freedom, security and justice /
Authors: Fletcher, Maria; Herlin-Karnell, Ester; Matera, Claudio,
Year: 2017
Subjects: Criminal justice, Administration of European Union countries.; Justice, Administration of European Union countries; Freedom of movement European Union countries; Criminal justice, Administration of; Freedom of movement; Justice, Administration of; European Union countries
Abstract: This book presents a collection of essays on key topics and new perspectives on the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ). Europe's area of freedom, security and justice is of increasing importance in contemporary EU law and legislation. It is worthy of special research attention because of its high-stakes content (particularly from an individual and a state perspective) and because its development to date has tangentially thrown up some of the most important and contentious constitutional questions in EU law. As the AFSJ becomes more and more intertwined with 'mainstream' EU law, this edited collection provides a timely analysis of the merger between the two. Showcasing a selection of work from key thinkers in this field, the book is organised around the major AFSJ themes of crime, security, border control, civil law cooperation and important 'meta' issues of governance and constitutional law. It also analyses the major constitutional and governance challenges such as variable geometry, institutional dynamics, and interface with rights around data protection/secrecy/spying. In the concluding section of the book the editors consider the extent to which the different facets of the AFSJ can be construed in a coherent and systematic manner within the EU legal system, as well as identifying potential future research agendas.
Contents: Introduction / Maria Fletcher, Ester Herlin-Karnell and Claudio Matera -- The rise and fall of EU justice and home affairs law / Steve Peers -- Sketches of a theory of Europe as an area of freedom, security and justice / Massimo Fichera -- Human rights and the area of freedom, security and justice / Dorota Leczykiewicz -- The mutual recognition principle and EU criminal law / Anne Weyembergh and Inès Armada -- The European arrest warrant, constitutional rights and the changing legal thinking : values once recognised lost in transition to the EU level / Anneli Albi -- The future of a European public prosecutor in the area of freedom, security and justice / Gerard Conway -- Legislating for human rights after Lisbon : the transformative effect of EU measures on the rights of the individual in criminal procedure / Valsamis Mitsilegas -- Frontex and the European system of border guards : the future of European border management / Jorrit Rijpma --