Union Regulatory Criminal Law Competence - Scope, Limits and Judicial Review

SIEPS 2015:4

122 Pages Posted: 5 Sep 2015

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Jacob Öberg

Lund University- Faculty of Law; Department of Law

Date Written: September 4, 2015

Abstract

Liberal political theory, with its roots in the European enlightenment, has had profound impact on the classic-liberal criminal law movement all over Europe. The basic idea is that criminal law should be used to a minimum extent. Still, there is quite large diversity in the shaping of national criminal law systems in the EU Member States. In this environment, a critical debate has emerged amongst European scholars who object to the EU's newly gained power to enact criminal legislation. This report sheds light on the critique against how the EU gained its power in the area of criminal law. I also propose ideas on how the EU's mandate may be better controlled.

Keywords: EU regulatory criminal law, EU criminal law, limits, scope and judicial review

Suggested Citation

Öberg, Jacob Olav Göran, Union Regulatory Criminal Law Competence - Scope, Limits and Judicial Review (September 4, 2015). SIEPS 2015:4, Available at SSRN: https://ssrn.com/abstract=2656244

Jacob Olav Göran Öberg (Contact Author)

Lund University- Faculty of Law ( email )

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Lund, 222 22
Sweden
+46735336571 (Phone)

Department of Law ( email )

Odense, DK-5000
Denmark

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