EU justice and home affairs law

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EU justice and home affairs law

EU justice and home affairs law

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Edition Details

  • Creator or Attribution (Responsibility): Steve Peers
  • Biografical Information: Steve Peers is a Professor of Law at the University of Essex. He has written extensively on the issue of EU Justice and Home Affairs Law, along with the issues of Human Rights in EU law, EU external relations law and EU social law.
  • Language: English
  • Jurisdiction(s): England
  • Publication Information: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2006
  • Material: Internet resource
  • Type: Book, Internet Resource
  • Series title: Oxford EC law library.
  • Permalink: http://books.lawlegal.eu/eu-justice-and-home-affairs-law/ (Stable identifier)

Additional Format

Online version: Peers, Steve. EU justice and home affairs law. Oxford ; New York: Oxford University Press, 2006 (OCoLC)763137944

Short Description

cxiv, 588 pages ; 24 cm.

Purpose and Intended Audience

Useful for students learning an area of law, EU justice and home affairs law is also useful for lawyers seeking to apply the law to issues arising in practice.

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Bibliographic information

  • Responsable Person: Steve Peers.
  • Publication Date: 2006
  • Country/State: England
  • Number of Editions: 45 editions
  • First edition Date: 1999
  • Last edition Date: 2013
  • Languages: English
  • Library of Congress Code: KJE5977
  • Dewey Code: 342.24082
  • ISBN: 0199290555 9780199290550 9780199237036 0199237034
  • OCLC: 62796077

Publisher Description:

This book examines in detail EU law on Justice and Home Affairs. In turn, it looks at the decision-making and judicial rules which the EU applies in these areas, then it examines the extensive EU law on VIsas and border controls, regulation of legal migration, control of ILlegal migration,
criminal law definitions, criminal procedure, and policing and customs.

Main Contents

Introduction
The institutional framework
Visas and border controls
Legal migration
Irregular immigration
Asylum law
Civil cooperation
Substantive criminal law
Criminal procedure
Policing and security.

Summary Note

Describing and analysing EU law in the area of Justice and Home Affairs, this book covers the topics of crime, policing, immigration and asylum at EU level. It looks at the extensive law in each area, and also examines the tension between the goal of protecting human rights and the desire to control migration and fight serious crime.

Table of Contents

Contents-Summary
Abbreviations XXI
Table of Cases XXIII
Table of Legislative Provisions xl
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: The Institutional Framework 4
Chapter 3: Visas and Border Controls 93
Chapter 4: Legal Migration 182
Chapter 5: Irregular Immigration 241
Chapter 6: Asylum Law 298
Chapter 7: Civil Cooperation 353
Chapter 8: Substantive Criminal Law 381
Chapter 9: Criminal Procedure 428
Chapter 10: Policing and Customs 499
Appendix 563
Bibliography 569
Index 000
Contents-Outline
Abbreviations XXI
Table of Cases XXIII
Table of Legislative Provisions xl
Chapter 1: Introduction 1
Chapter 2: The Institutional Framework 4
2.1. Introduction 4
2.1.1. Fundamental issues 4
2.1.2. Overview of the current institutional framework 4
2.1.3. Nature and structure of the European Union 5
2.2. Overview of the institutional framework 10
2.2.1. Framework prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 10
2.2.1.1. Framework prior to the Maastricht Treaty 10
2.2.1.2. Framework, 1993-1999 11
2.2.1.3.1. The political institutions 12
2.2.1.2.2. Instruments and their legal effect 13
2.2.1.2.3. Judicial control 17
2.2.1.3. Legitimacy and accountability 19
2.2.2. Treaty of Amsterdam 20
2.2.2.1. The political institutions 21
2.2.2.1.1. Immigration, asylum, and civil law 22
2.2.2.1.2. Policing and criminal law 29
2.2.2.2. Instruments and legal effect 31
2.2.2.2.1. Immigration, asylum and civil law 31
2.2.2.2.2. Policing and criminal law 31
2.2.2.3. Judicial control 37
2.2.2.3.1. Immigration, asylum, and civil law 37
2.2.2.3.2. Policing and criminal law 41
2.2.2.4. Integrating the Schengen acquis 44
2.2.2.5. Legitimacy and accountability 48
2.2.3. Competence issues 54
2.2.4. Territorial scope 55
2.2.4.1. The UK and Ireland 55
2.2.4.1.1. Border controls 55
2.2.4.1.2. Title IV EC 56
2.2.4.1.3. Schengen acquis 57
2.2.4.2. Denmark 59
2.2.4.3. Accession 60
2.2.4.4. Norway, Iceland, Switzerland, and Liechtenstein 62
2.3. Human rights and EC/EU law: An overview 64
2.4. Relationship with 'mainstream' EC law 69
2.4.1. Competence issues, 1993-1999 70
2.4.2. Competence issues: Treaty of Amsterdam 72
2.5. Community funding 77
2.6. External relations 81
2.7. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 85
2.7.1. Overview 85
2.7.2. JHA provisions 86
2.7.3. Other provisions 89
2.8. Transferring the third pillar 90
2.9. Conclusions 91
Chapter 3: Visas and Border Controls 93
3.1. Introduction 93
3.2. Institutional framework and overview 95
3.2.1. Framework prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 95
3.2.1.1. EEC Member States' cooperation pre-Maastricht 95
3.2.1.2. Schengen integration 97
3.2.1.3. Maastricht-era framework and overview 98
3.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam: institutional framework and
overview 100
3.2.2.1. Institutional framework 100
3.2.2.2. Treaty of Amsterdam: overview of practice 104
3.2.3. Competence issues 107
3.2.4. Territorial scope 115
3.3. Human rights issues 119
3.4. The impact of 'mainstream' EC law 123
3.4.1. Free movement law 124
3.4.2. Association agreements 129
3.4.3. Other issues 130
3.5. Internal border controls 131
3.5.1. Schengen acquis 131
3.5.2. EC measures 132
3.5.3. Analysis 134
3.6. External border controls 135
3.6.1. Schengen acquis 135
3.6.2. EC measures 139
3.6.2.1. Border Manual amendments 141
3.6.2.2. Border crossing points 142
3.6.2.3. Border agency 142
3.6.2.4. Border traffic 144
3.6.2.5. Stamping of travel documents 144
3.6.2.6. Security features of EU passports 145
3.6.2.7. Borders Code 145
3.6.2.8. SIS II 146
3.6.2.9. Transit proposals 148
3.6.3. Analysis 148
3.7. Visas 151
3.7.1. Schengen acquis 151
3.7.2. EC/EU measures 155
3.7.2.1. Visa list 156
3.7.2.2. Visa formats 160
3.7.2.3. Conditions, procedures, and rules for obtaining VIsas: general rules 162
3.7.2.4. Conditions, procedures, and rules for obtaining VIsas: special rules 163
3.7.2.5. Visa Information System (VIS) 165
3.7.3. Analysis 167
3.8. Freedom to travel 168
3.8.1. Schengen acquis 168
3.8.2. EC/EU measures 171
3.8.3. Analysis 173
3.9. Administrative cooperation and Community funding 174
3.10. External relations 176
3.11. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 178
3.12. Conclusions 180
Chapter 4: Legal Migration 182
4.1. Introduction 182
4.2. Institutional framework and overview 183
4.2.1. Framework prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 183
4.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam: institutional framework and overview 184
4.2.3. Competence issues 187
4.2.4. Territorial scope 189
4.3. Human rights issues 189
4.3.1. The right to family reunion, family life, and private life 189
4.3.2. The right to non-discrimination 194
4.3.3. Other human rights of migrant workers 195
4.3.4. EC law and relevant human rights law 195
4.4. Migration law in the mainstream EC Treaty 198
4.4.1. EC free movement law 198
4.4.2. Social security coordination 201
4.4.3. Association agreements 202
4.4.4. Posting of workers 210
4.4.5. Social policy 211
4.4.6. Common commercial policy 212
4.5. Family reunion 213
4.6. Long-term residents 218
4.7. Economic migration 222
4.7.1. General rules 222
4.7.2. Research workers 224
4.8. Migration of students, pupils, trainees, and volunteers 229
4.9. Social security coordination 231
4.10. Uniform residence permits 232
4.11. Integration policy 234
4.12. Administrative cooperation and Community funding 236
4.13. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 238
4.14. Conclusions 240
Chapter 5: Irregular Immiigration 241
5.1. Introduction 241
5.2. Institutional framework and overview 242
5.2.1. Framework prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 242
5.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam: institutional framework and overview 243
5.2.2.1. Institutional framework 243
5.2.2.2. Treaty of Amsterdam: overview of practice 244
5.2.3. Competence issues 246
5.2.4. Territorial scope 248
5.3. Human rights issues 249
5.3.1. European Convention on Human Rights 249
5.3.2. Geneva Convention and detention issues 252
5.3.3. Other issues 254
5.3.4. EC law relevance 254
5.4. Impact of 'mainstream' EC law 256
5.4.1. EC free movement law 256
5.4.2. Association agreements 260
5.5. Prevention of irregular immigration 262
5.5.1. Carrier sanctions 263
5.5.2. Passenger data 265
5.5.3. Facilitation of unauthorized entry 266
5.5.4. Trafficking in persons 269
5.5.5. Immigration Liaison Officers 271
5.6. Treatment of irregular immigrants 272
5.7. Expulsion 275
5.7.1. Mutual recognition of expulsion measures 276
5.7.2. Transit for expulsion 278
5.7.2.1. Expulsion VIa air 278
5.7.2.2. Expulsion VIa land or sea 280
5.7.3. Joint expulsion flights 281
5.7.4. Expulsion standards 282
5.8. Administrative cooperation and Community funding 286
5.9. Irregular immigration and EU external relations 287
5.9.1. Readmission agreements 288
5.9.2. Irregular immigration and external relations policy 291
5.9.3. Financial assistance to non-EU countries 295
5.10. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 296
5.11. Conclusions 297
Chapter 6: Asylum Law 298
6.1. Introduction 298
6.2. Institutional framework and overview 300
6.2.1. Cooperation prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 300
6.2.2. Treaty of Amsterdam: institutional framework 301
6.2.3. Competence issues 305
6.2.4. Territorial scope 306
6.3. Human rights issues 308
6.4. Asylum law in the mainstream EC Treaty 315
6.4.1. Asylum and EU citizens 315
6.4.2. Other issues 317
6.5. Responsibility for asylum-seekers 318
6.5.1. The Schengen Convention and the Dublin Convention 318
6.5.2. The 'Dublin II' Regulation 320
6.5.3. Eurodac 322
6.6. Reception conditions 324
6.7. Refugee and subsidiary protection status 327
6.8. Asylum procedures 335
6.9. Temporary protection 342
6.10. Administrative cooperation and Community funding 345
6.10.1. European Refugee Fund 345
6.10.2. Administrative cooperation and statistics 348
6.11. External aspects of EC asylum law 349
6.12. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 350
6.13. Conclusions 352
Chapter 7: Civil Cooperation 353
7.1. Introduction 353
7.2. Institutional framework and overview 353
7.2.1. Cooperation prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 353
7.2.1.1. Cooperation prior to the Maastricht Treaty 353
7.2.1.2. Cooperation from Maastricht to Amsterdam 355
7.2.2. The Treaties of Amsterdam and Nice 355
7.2.2.1. Institutional framework 355
7.2.2.2. Overview of practice 357
7.2.3. Competence issues 365
7.2.4. Territorial scope 372
7.3. Human rights issues 373
7.4. Relationship with mainstream EC law 374
7.5. External relations and civil law: overview 376
7.6. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 377
7.7. Conclusions 379
Chapter 8: Substantive Criminal Law 381
8.1. Introduction 381
8.2. Institutional framework and overview 382
8.2.1. Framework prior to the Treaty of Amsterdam 382
8.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam: institutional framework and overview 383
8.2.3. Competence issues 387
8.2.4. Territorial scope 388
8.3. Human rights issues 388
8.4. EC law and criminal law 389
8.4.1. EC competence over criminal law 390
8.4.2Criminal law as a restriction on Community law rights 397
8.4.3. Scope of the relationship 399
8.5. Offences 400
8.5.1. Range of offences 400
8.5.1.1. EC law 400
8.5.1.2. EU law 402
8.5.2. Scope of offences 411
8.5.2.1. Liability of legal persons 411
8.5.2.2. Inchoate offences 413
8.5.2.3. Complicity 415
8.5.2.4. Possession 416
8.5.2.5. Omissions 416
8.5.3. Conditions of criminal liability 417
8.5.4. Defences 418
8.6. Penalties 419
8.7. External relations 422
8.8. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 423
8.9. Conclusions 427
Chapter 9: Criminal Procedure 428
9.1. Introduction 428
9.2. Institutional framework and overview 429
9.2.1. Cooperation before the Treaty of Amsterdam 429
9.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam 431
9.2.2.1. Institutional framework 431
9.2.2.2..Implementing the Treaty of Amsterdam 432
9.2.3. Competence issues 435
9.2.4. Territorial scope 435
9.3. Human rights issues 436
9.3.1. Right to a fair trial 436
9.3.2. Legality of criminal law 440
9.3.3. Double jeopardy 442
9.3.4. Search and seizure 443
9.3.5. Detention 443
9.3.6. Application to EU law 444
9.4. EC law issues 446
9.5. Domestic criminal procedure 449
9.5.1. Victims 449
9.5.2. Confiscation orders 452
9.5.3. Suspects and defendants 453
9.5.4. Evidence law 454
9.6. Jurisdiction over offences 454
9.6.1. Rules in specific cases 456
9.6.2. Double jeopardy 460
9.6.3. Transfer of criminal proceedings 465
9.7. Extradition and the European Arrest Warrant 465
9.7.1. Extradition 465
9.7.2. European Arrest Warrant 468
9.8. Pre-trial measures 473
9.8.1. Movement of evidence 474
9.8.1.1. Mutual assistance in criminal matters 474
9.8.1.2. European Evidence Warrant 476
9.8.1.3. Criminal records 477
9.8.2. Freezing orders 478
9.8.3. Pre-trial supervision orders 480
9.9. Post-trial measures 480
9.9.1. Enforcement of sentences 481
9.9.1.1. Financial penalties 481
9.9.1.2. Custodial penalties 482
9.9.2. Consequences of convictions 483
9.9.3. Disqualification 484
9.9.4. Confiscation orders 485
9.9.5. Probation and parole 486
9.10. EU-level prosecution 487
9.10.1. Eurojust 487
9.10.2. European Public Prosecutor 489
9.11. Administrative cooperation and Community funding 492
9.12. External relations 492
9.13. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 493
9.14. Conclusions 497
Chapter 10: Policing and Customs 499
10.1. Introduction 499
10.2. Institutional framework and overview 500
10.2.1. Cooperation before the Treaty of Amsterdam 500
10.2.2. The Treaty of Amsterdam 501
10.2.2.1. Institutional framework 501
10.2.2.2. Implementing the Treaty of Amsterdam 502
10.2.3. Competence issues 504
10.2.4. Territorial scope 505
10.3. Human rights issues 505
10.4. Effect of EC law 510
10.4.1. Customs cooperation 510
10.4.2. Police cooperation 512
10.4.3. Security and the private sector 515
10.4.3.1. Private security industry 515
10.4.3.2. Private sector security cooperation 516
10.4.4. Transport security and infrastructure protection 517
10.4.5. Anti-terrorist sanctions 518
10.4.6. Other measures 520
10.5. Crime prevention 523
10.6. National police and customs operations 524
10.6.1. Harmonization and facilitation 524
10.6.2. Cross-border operations 527
10.6.2.1. Hot pursuit 529
10.6.2.2. Surveillance 531
10.6.2.3. Controlled deliveries 532
10.6.3. Covert operations 533
10.6.4. Joint operations and investigations 533
10.7. EU-level bodies 535
10.7.1. Europol 536
10.7.2. European Police College 539
10.7.3. OLAF 540
10.7.4. Police chiefs' Task Force 541
10.8. Information exchange and analysis 542
10.8.1. Ad hoc transfer of information 542
10.8.2. European information systems 547
10.8.2.1. Schengen Information System 547
10.8.2.2. Customs Information System 550
10.8.2.3. Europol 551
10.8.3. Data protection 552
10.9. Community funding 556
10.10. External relations 557
10.11. The proposed EU Constitutional Treaty 559
10.12. Conclusions 562
Appendix 563
Bibliography 569
Index 000

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