scholarly journals The external dimension of the EU's fight against transnational crime: Transferring political rationalities of crime control

2021 ◽  
pp. 1-20
Author(s):  
Alessandra Russo ◽  
Eva Magdalena Stambøl
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
Transnational Crime ◽  
The Political ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Action At A Distance ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
The Eu

Abstract The article constitutes the first comprehensive review of the EU's export of crime control policies and ‘aid to internal security’ across regions over the last 15 years. Drawing on both International Relations and criminology, it develops an analytical framework to identify the political rationalities and technologies of crime control that the EU attempts to transfer across the Eastern and Southern (extended) neighbourhoods. By scrutinising 216 projects aimed at combating transnational crime beyond Europe's borders, spanning law enforcement, border security, criminal justice, and the penitentiary sector, the empirical analysis is geared towards detecting and systematising the ways of thinking and doing crime control that the EU seeks to promote and export. Moreover, it investigates the ‘action at a distance’ whereby it does so. It is argued that in shaping third countries’ ability to criminalise, police, indict, convict, and punish, the EU is simultaneously defining its own security actorness, specifically consolidating its role as a ‘global crime fighter’.

scholarly journals THE IMPACT OF IMMIGRATION CRISIS ON EUROPE’S CULTURAL CONDITIONS: WHY ARE THE POLES ‘APPREHENSIVE’ ABOUT MUSLIMS?

2020 ◽  
pp. 313-335
Author(s):  
Anna М. Solarz
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Political Science ◽  
Cultural Condition ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Identity ◽  
Cultural Conditions ◽  
The World ◽  
Science Of Religion ◽  
The Impact ◽  
The Eu

The 2015 immigration crisis revealed the weak cultural condition Europe finds itself in, given the adoption by a majority of states of a model for development that deliberately severs ties with common civilisational roots. However, while Poles do not really nurture prejudices against either Islam or immigrants, a decided majority of them voiced their unwillingness to accept new (mainly Muslim) arrivals, in the context of a solution to the above crisis the EU was intending to impose. A change of policy was thus forced upon the Union by Poland and other CEECs, given the latter’s strong guiding conviction that pursuit of a multicultural ideology leads to a weakening – rather than any improvement – in the condition of culture in Europe, and hence to a sapping of the continent’s power in the international relations sphere. As the crisis has made clear, the EU will probably have to start taking more account of preferences in this part of Europe. This means opportunities for the political science of religion to research the likelihood of a return to the Christian component of European identity, as well as the role this might play in improving the cultural condition of this part of the world.

scholarly journals Law Enforcement Cooperation of the Member States of the European Union

2020 ◽  
pp. 338-342
Author(s):  
Natalia Mushak ◽  
Anastasiia Zaporozhets
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
Law Enforcement Officers ◽  
External Action ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Member States ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Main Instrument ◽  
European Union Member States ◽  
The Eu

The article is devoted to the study of law enforcement cooperation of the European Union Member States. The main bodiesresponsible for cooperation in the EU have been identified.It has been determined that the main instrument of police cooperation is the European Police Office, which is a central elementof the wider European internal security architecture. CEPOL has been proven to be the agency that develops, implements and coordinatestraining for law enforcement officers. The EU Analytical Intelligence Centre (EU INTCEN) is not, strictly speaking, a policecooperation body, as it is the Directorate for European External Action Service (EEAS) and deals only with strategic analysis. On theStanding Committee to ensure the development and strengthening of operational cooperation on internal security matters within theUnion (COSI), it promotes coordination among the competent authorities of the member states.

Abductions and Disappearances in Bangladeshi Policing

2018 ◽  
Vol 14 (3) ◽  
pp. 643-656
Author(s):  
Md. Kamal Uddin
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
The Body ◽  
Political Agenda ◽  
The Political ◽  
Special Focus ◽  
Key Factors ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Ruling Elite ◽  
The Law ◽  
The Empirical Analysis

Abstract This article is about policing practice in Bangladesh, with special focus on the involvement of the Bangladeshi law enforcement agencies in abductions and disappearances. Recently, Bangladeshi policing has been criticized for abductions and forced disappearances. The empirical analysis of this article focuses on the key factors and dynamics of abductions and disappearances in Bangladeshi policing. This article also investigates how and why the law enforcement agencies in Bangladesh are engaged in abductions and disappearances based on interviews of different stakeholders. The empirical parts of the article employ qualitative techniques of data analysis in order to process the body of evidence collected during the fieldwork. The key argument of this article is that the acute politicization of the law enforcement agencies and misuse of entrusted power implementing the political agenda of the ruling elite contribute to human rights violations in policing practice in Bangladesh.

scholarly journals Where are the eastern boundaries of the European Union?

2006 ◽  
Vol 58 (4) ◽  
pp. 445-468
Author(s):  
Ana Jovic-Lazic
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Future Development ◽  
Eu Enlargement ◽  
The Political ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Relevant Factor ◽  
Eu Policy ◽  
The Future ◽  
The Eu

The EU enlargement to 25 members has significantly changed the political and economic map of the contemporary Europe. EU has become a relevant factor in international relations. At the same time there are certain dilemmas concerning the prospects for the future development and nature of the Union. Considering the fact that the EU geopolitical position has moved eastwards the author wonders how far the Union might spread towards the East, i.e. where the boundaries of the united Europe might be, and what should be the EU policy towards its Eastern neighbors (Russia, Byelorussia, the Ukraine and Moldova).

scholarly journals Modern Trends of Development and Improvement by Means of Unification of the Judicial Extradition Procedure of Persons Who Have Committed Crimes of a Terrorist Nature

2017 ◽  
pp. 124-126
Author(s):  
Дарья Кошкина ◽  
Darya Koshkina
Keyword(s):  
Law Enforcement ◽  
International Relations ◽  
International Terrorism ◽  
Main Trend ◽  
Member States ◽  
Arrest Warrant ◽  
Counter Terrorism ◽  
Eu Member States ◽  
European Arrest Warrant ◽  
The Eu

The article considers the modern trends of development of mechanisms of regulation of international relations on the example of the judicial extradition procedure of persons who have committed crimes of a terrorist nature, which is one of the key instruments to counter international terrorism. So, the author identified the harmonization of the national legislation of the EU Member States as the main trend as well as in other interregional organizations. A typical example is the European arrest warrant (EAW), introduced by the Framework decision “On the European arrest warrant and the surrender procedures between EU Member States” of 2002. The author analyzed the regulatory counter-terrorism documents of the main interregional organisations and came to conclusion that harmonization of national legislations on issues of legal support of the extradition of persons who have committed the terrorist crimes, is a really necessary measure to ensure international cooperation between different States, including at the level of law enforcement, in matters of anti-terrorist activities. In addition, the article provides relevant examples from law enforcement practices relating to extraterritorial terrorist activities. The author analyzed the motivations of the State to unify their national legislations on improving the effectiveness of legal measures to counter international terrorism.

The Multilevel Parliamentary Field: a framework for theorizing representative democracy in the EU

2009 ◽  
Vol 1 (2) ◽  
pp. 249-271 ◽  
Author(s):  
Ben Crum ◽  
John E. Fossum
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
The European Union ◽  
National Parliaments ◽  
Channel System ◽  
Democratic Representation ◽  
The People ◽  
Heuristic Device ◽  
Representative System ◽  
The Empirical Analysis ◽  
The Eu

This article introduces the concept of the ‘Multilevel Parliamentary Field’ as a means for analysing the structure of democratic representation in the European Union (EU). This concept is warranted for several reasons. First, the multilevel configuration that makes up the EU contains two channels of democratic representation: one directly through the European Parliament, the other indirectly through the national parliaments and governments. These two channels are likely to persist side by side; hence, both the European and the national parliaments can claim to represent ‘the people’ in EU decision-making. Second, this structure of representation is in many respects without precedent; it does not fit established concepts of democratic representation derived from the nation-state or from international relations, such as a federal two-channel system or a parliamentary network. Third, the representative bodies in the EU are interlinked, also across levels. Up until now, no proper conceptual apparatus has been devised that can capture the distinctive traits of this EU multilevel representative system, and help to assess its democratic quality. The concept of the Multilevel Parliamentary Field fills both these tasks. It serves as a heuristic device to integrate the empirical analysis of the different forms of democratic representation in the EU’s multilevel system, and it provides new angles for analysing the democratic challenges that this system faces.

The Emergence of Criminal Law Norms in International Organizations

2021 ◽  
pp. 84-100
Author(s):  
Frank Meyer
Keyword(s):  
World War Ii ◽  
Linear Model ◽  
Criminal Law ◽  
Crime Control ◽  
Transnational Crime ◽  
World War ◽  
Council Of Europe ◽  
Legal Process ◽  
Law Making ◽  
The Eu

Frank Meyer’s historical focus is on the post-World War II period and the activities of the UN, Council of Europe, OECD and the EU in transnational crime control. Advocating an expansion of the scope of transnational criminal law to include a broad range of law-making processes, he provides a detailed multi-dimensional map of these processes, based on a linear model of inputs into the legal process, conversion of these inputs into legal content, and outputs.

Justice and Home Affairs: Europeanization as a Government-Controlled Process

2003 ◽  
Author(s):  
Jörg Monar
Keyword(s):  
Public Opinion ◽  
Law Enforcement ◽  
The Political ◽  
European Level ◽  
Law Enforcement Agencies ◽  
Internal Security ◽  
Security Issues ◽  
Legislative Changes

This chapter examines both the ‘uploading’ and the ‘downloading’ dimensions of Europeanization in justice and home affairs. Germany has been quite active – and in some cases, such as Schengen and Europol – also relatively successful in trying to ‘upload’ domestic preferences and models to the European level. But Europeanization has remained very much a government-led process with hardly any impact on public opinion and society. The ‘downloading’ has been largely limited to selective legislative changes as a result of the growing EC/EU acquis, and to the increased involvement of administrative and law-enforcement agencies in the European co-operation procedures and structures. One of main reasons for this imbalance between the ‘uploading’ and ‘downloading’ dimensions of Europeanization is the limited interest of the political establishment in the Europeanization of internal security issues that are still considered as valuable national ‘vote winners’.

The 2013 OSCE Ministerial Council meeting in Kyiv: Addressing persistent dividing lines

2014 ◽  
Vol 24 (3-4) ◽  
pp. 307-324
Author(s):  
Stephanie Liechtenstein
Keyword(s):  
International Relations ◽  
Cyber Security ◽  
Political Crisis ◽  
The Political ◽  
Council Meeting ◽  
Security Measures ◽  
Association Agreement ◽  
Ministerial Council ◽  
The Eu

Against the larger international relations background, this article analyses the outcomes of the 20th OSCE Ministerial Council (MC) meeting, which was held in Kyiv, Ukraine, on 5 and 6 December 2013. The political crisis – related to the non-signing by the Ukrainian government of the EU Association Agreement - which erupted in Ukraine in the days prior to the MC meeting is also taken into account. An analysis is made of adopted decisions in the three security dimensions as well as of drafts that failed to reach consensus. The main documents include declarations on the ‘Helsinki+40 process’ and the protracted conflicts as well as innovative cyber security measures.

The European Union as a laboratory of paradiplomacy in the context of international and domestic determinants of regions’ foreign activities

2019 ◽  
Vol 3 ◽  
pp. 9-28
Author(s):  
Barbara Curyło
Keyword(s):  
European Union ◽  
International Relations ◽  
Analytical Framework ◽  
The European Union ◽  
Specific Nature ◽  
The Status ◽  
International Engagement ◽  
The Eu ◽  
Regional Governments

The aim of this article is to propose an analytical framework of the EU as a laboratory of paradiplomacy in context of international and domestic determinants of the regions’ foreign activities. The article shades some light on the definitions of paradyplomacy, which allow to understand the ambiguity of the status of regions in international relations. Firstly, the dimensions and types of paradiplomacy are identified. Secondly, the discourse concerning international and domestic determinants of international engagement of regional governments is identified. Then, the framework of the EU as a laboratory of paradiplomacy is explained in the three subsequent parts. Firstly, the EU is referred to as an intermestic determinant of paradiplomacy, what results from the specific nature of the EU that corresponds with the international and domestic determinants of paradiplomacy in general. Secondly, the EU is addressed as an arena of paradiplomacy where various patterns of regional governments’ presence in Brussels are tested. Finally, paradiplomacy in the EU is addressed as a scholarly challenge for the further research.

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