The role of EU agencies in fighting transnational environmental crime
Subtitle: new challenges for Eurojust and Europol
By: by Valsamis Mitsilegas and Fabio Giuffrida
Series: Brill research perspectives
Publisher: Brill
Published: 2017
Place of publication: Leiden; Boston
Language: eng
Number of pages: 150
ISBN-13: 9789004341548; 9789004341555
Copyright date: 2017
Subjects: Offenses against the environment; Law and legislation; Environmental law; European criminal law; EU/EC European agencies; Grenzüberschreitende Umweltbelastung; Kriminalität; Bekämpfung; Eurojust; Europol; Europäische Union Eurojust
Other titles: Role of European Union agencies in fighting transnational environmental crime
Description: "The last decades have witnessed a growing emphasis on the relationship between environmental law and criminal law. Legislation aimed at tackling environmental crime has been adopted at national, EU, and international level and has been gradually evolving over time. These developments notwithstanding, the current legal framework faces a number of challenges in tackling the largely inter-related phenomena of transnational, organised and economic environmental crime. This study by Valsamis Mitsilegas and Fabio Giuffrida addresses these challenges by focusing on the role of the European Union- and more specifically its criminal justice agencies (Europol and Eurojust)- in tackling transnational environmental crime. The study analyses the role of Eurojust and Europol in supporting and coordinating the competent national authorities dealing with investigations and/or prosecutions on transnational environmental crime, and it shows that, for the time being, the full potential of these agencies is not adequately exploited with regard to fighting this phenomenon effectively"--Back cover.
Notes: Includes bibliographical references (pages 127-150).