Transnationale Sanktionsverfahren gegen Verbände

2021 ◽  
Author(s):  
Kilian Wegner
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Double Jeopardy ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Mutual Legal Assistance ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Legal Entities

The trend that criminal prosecution is increasingly taking place across borders has been thoroughly investigated by legal scholars in recent years. Most of these studies, however, have focused on criminal proceedings against individuals, while the growing prosecution of legal entities has been treated only marginally. Yet the perspective on legal persons is particularly challenging, since the rules and concepts developed so far with regard to the cross-border prosecution of individuals can only be applied to legal persons (if at all) with modifications. The present study addresses this task by focusing on three problems that are particularly important from a practical perspective (jurisdiction, double jeopardy, mutual legal assistance).

scholarly journals EU-US Digital Data Exchange to Combat Financial Crime: Fast is the New Slow

2018 ◽  
Vol 19 (5) ◽  
pp. 1251-1267 ◽  
Author(s):  
Els De Busser
Keyword(s):  
Data Exchange ◽  
Legal Framework ◽  
Company Law ◽  
Digital Data ◽  
Digital Evidence ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Mutual Legal Assistance ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Digital Nature

AbstractCriminal offenses with the most different modi operandi and levels of complexity can generate digital evidence, whether or not the actual crime is committed by using information and communication technology (ICT). The digital data that could be used as evidence in a later criminal prosecution is mostly in the hands of private companies who provide services on the Internet. These companies often store their customers’ data on cloud servers that are not necessarily located in the same jurisdiction as the company. Law enforcement and prosecution authorities then need to take two steps that are not exclusive for evidence of a digital nature. First, they need to discover where the data is located—with which company and in which jurisdiction. Second, they need to obtain the data. In considering digital evidence, the last step, however, is complicated by new issues that form the focus of this paper. The first concern is the practice by companies to dynamically distribute data over globally spread data centers in the blink of an eye. This is a practical concern as well as a legal concern. The second issue is the slowness of the currently applicable international legal framework that has not yet been updated to a fast-paced society where increasingly more evidence is of a digital nature. The slowness of traditional mutual legal assistance may be no news. The lack of a suitable legal framework for competent authorities that need to obtain digital evidence in a cross-border manner, nonetheless, creates a landscape of diverse initiatives by individual states that try to remedy this situation. A third issue is the position that companies are put in by the new EU proposal to build a legal framework governing production orders for digital evidence. With companies in the driver's seat of a cross-border evidence gathering operation, guarantees of the traditional mutual legal assistance framework seem to be dropped. A fourth issue is the position of data protection safeguards. US based companies make for significant data suppliers for criminal investigations conducted by EU based authorities. Conflicting legal regimes affect the efficiency of data transfers as well as the protection of personal data to citizens.

The Request for Mutual Assistance and the European Investigation Order – Is the Modern Legal Assistance Instrument Better than its Predecessor

2020 ◽  
Vol 26 (2) ◽  
pp. 211-216
Author(s):  
Georgia Papucharova
Keyword(s):  
European Convention ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Judicial Cooperation ◽  
Mutual Legal Assistance ◽  
Mutual Assistance ◽  
Goods And Services ◽  
Advantages And Disadvantages ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
International Response ◽  
Criminal Matters

AbstractEuropean evidence law is a quite sensitive topic and has always been the cause of much debate by practitioners and academics. Theoretical and physical borders do not matter for transnational crime. The intensive mobility of people and the evolution of world trade with goods and services create favorable conditions for the cross-border crime to develop. Therefore, it is of a great importance to take far-reaching steps to an upgraded mechanism for obtaining evidence in and from the Member States. This article examines the application of two mutual legal assistance instruments – the request for mutual assistance, which was established by the European Convention on Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters of 1959, the EU Mutual Legal Assistance Convention of2000 with its 2001 Protocol, and Arts. 48 to 53 of the Schengen Agreement, and the European Investigation Order introduced by the Directive 2014/41/EU of the European Parliament and of the Council of 3 April 2014 regarding the European Investigation Order in criminal matters. The main objective of this research is to emphasize the advantages and disadvantages of both judicial cooperation mechanisms. A comparative analysis of both operational tools is an appropriate way to assess which one is related to more procedural savings and how both of them deal with the protection of human rights. Thus, the modern instruments for judicial cooperation in the area of transnational evidence-gathering as an international response to crimes with cross-border dimensions can be adequately valued.

scholarly journals Historical aspects of development of the institution of legal assistance between states in criminal matters in the Republic of Azerbaijan

2021 ◽  
pp. 48-60
Author(s):  
Matanat Pasha Askerova
Keyword(s):  
Intergovernmental Relations ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Mutual Legal Assistance ◽  
Legal Proceedings ◽  
Bilateral Agreements ◽  
Administration Of Justice ◽  
Legislative Framework ◽  
The Republic ◽  
Criminal Matters

The subject of this research is the historical-legal grounds of rendering mutual legal assistance in the Republic of Azerbaijan. Research methodology is comprised of formal-legal, comparative-legal, and historical-legal methods. Normative framework is formed by the Constitution, provisions of the criminal procedure legislation and laws, international acts acceded by the Republic of Azerbaijan, which regulate mutual legal assistance issues. Objective: to develop proposals for improving the Institute of mutual legal Assistance. assistance in criminal matters based on the historical experience in this field. The research results are as follows: mutual legal assistance has evolved from elementary extradition of fugitive serfs, one-time provision of diplomatic assistance to institutionalized legal assistance based on multilateral and bilateral agreements; from the absence of  legislative framework to codification; from inclusion of separate norms on certain aspects of the agreement on friendly relations, peace, cooperation or even submission to conclusion of special bilateral agreements. The acquired results can be implemented in intergovernmental relations regulation of rendering mutual legal assistance in criminal matters. The novelty of this research consists in consideration of legal assistance based on the historical-normative acts of the Republic of Azerbaijan. The following conclusions were made: in some historical periods, legal assistance included such institutions as the presence of state representative of the accused in administration of justice against a foreigner, unconditional extradition of criminals who committed grave crime, stiff punishment of those reluctant to peace, elimination from jurisdiction of certain criminals, transfer of prosecution, etc. can still be currently used to regulate or improve the institution of legal assistance in criminal matters, including reasonable terms for submitting court requests. For example, a reasonable term for criminal proceedings is one of the guarantees of effective legal proceedings, the violation of which also entails an infringement of such a fundamental right to fairness of proceedings.

Criminal Jurisdiction—Concurrent Jurisdiction, Sovereignty, and the Urgent Requirement for Coordination

2021 ◽  
pp. 81-114
Author(s):  
Julia Hörnle
Keyword(s):  
International Law ◽  
Sufficient Evidence ◽  
Double Jeopardy ◽  
Criminal Courts ◽  
Criminal Jurisdiction ◽  
Cross Border ◽  
Ne Bis In Idem ◽  
Limited Application ◽  
The Cross ◽  
Conflicts Of Jurisdiction

Chapter 4 provides an incisive introduction to criminal jurisdiction and the internet, setting the scene for the chapters on jurisdiction of the criminal courts (Chapter 5) and investigative jurisdiction (Chapter 6). It explains the concurrency of criminal jurisdiction in international law and analyses the problems arising. In particular, there are two main conflicts of jurisdiction: first, the multiple, overlapping claims of jurisdiction between several states and the risk of multiple prosecutions for the same crime (or no prosecutions, as no state has sufficient evidence or motivation; second, jurisdictional overreach where conduct is lawful in one country, but a criminal offence in another country who wishes to prosecute, potentially causing jurisdictional overreach and spill-over effects. The chapter begins by setting out the grounds of jurisdiction under international law. An examination of the cross-border implications of cybercrime follows, distinguishing three discrete aspects of the cross-border nature of cybercrime and analysing the nature of jurisdictional conflicts under the lens of territoriality and connecting factors. It analyses how a better coordination of jurisdictional claims might be achieved under comity and reasonableness principles, and coordination under EU law, such as the Eurojust Guidelines and the EU Framework Decision. Finally, it critically analyses the ambit of double jeopardy and the ne bis in idem principles and their limited application. Conflicts of criminal jurisdiction, and the potential of multiple prosecutions of defendants for the same offence, call for greater international cooperation between states and coordination rules between different legal orders. However, the development of coordination rules in respect of national criminal jurisdiction is in its infancy.

scholarly journals Sanctions as a legal phenomenon in the law of Ukraine and international standards of their application

2021 ◽  
pp. 73-86
Author(s):  
Nataliia Iakymchuk
Keyword(s):  
Legal Regulation ◽  
The State ◽  
International Standards ◽  
Legal Responsibility ◽  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Legal Nature ◽  
The Law ◽  
Restrictive Measures ◽  
Legal Entities

The article examines the theoretical and practical issues of application of the Law of Ukraine «On Sanctions» of August 14, 2014 and analyzes the existing views on the legal nature of such «legal phenomenon» as sanctions - special economic, financial and other restrictive measures (sanctions) provided by this Law. The article specifies the main issues facing the researchers of the Institute of Sanctions. The purpose of the article is coverage of the state of legal regulation and legal nature of such a phenomenon as sanctions (economic, financial) in the right to Ukraine. In order to achieve this goal, the author used a set of general and special methods that are characteristic of legal science. The article covers the issue of Ukraine's sovereign right to protection, in particular through the application of economic and other restrictive measures (sanctions) «to protect national interests, national security, sovereignty and territorial integrity of Ukraine, counter terrorist activity, as well as prevention of violations, restoration of violated rights and freedoms and legitimate interests of citizens of Ukraine, society and the state». The range of subjects against which sanctions can be applied has been studied, namely: a) foreign states; b) foreign legal entities; c) legal entities under the control of a foreign legal entity or a non-resident individual, foreigners, stateless persons; d) entities engaged in terrorist activities. Sanctions are defined as legal measures to respond immediately to violations of various rights, from encroachment on state sovereignty to the commission of a crime of an international nature, which are temporary, which are applied primarily through coercive measures, which are implemented using constitutional, financial, administrative, economic, criminal procedural, executive, economic procedural and other branches of law. The issues of the grounds for application of sanctions, their types and criteria for their delimitation, the term of application of sanctions, as well as the range of authorized entities in the field of their application are covered. The main approaches of scholars to the characterization of sanctions as measures of influence are investigated. It is noted that sanctions are measures of influence different from measures of legal responsibility, which may have a "non-criminal" nature. It is stated that sanctions are measures of influence that are applied, albeit in parallel, but in a systematic connection with the criminal prosecution imposed by the state or executed by it as a subject of international cooperation in the fight against crime. Their application is, firstly, due to the decision at the international or regional level on the application of international economic (financial) sanctions, personal sanctions in the course of criminal prosecution for acts of an international crime. However, Ukraine is obliged to adhere to international standards of the legal mechanism for the application of sanctions at the domestic level, to improve the procedural principles of their application, appeal procedures and amendments to the decision. We consider the participation of the Commissioner for Human Rights in the process of reviewing the decision on the application of sanctions and appealing the decisions necessary. Amendments to the Law of Ukraine "On Sanctions" are proposed in order to establish among the necessary grounds for the application of sanctions to individuals the opening of criminal proceedings against them, and for legal entities - the opening of criminal proceedings against related persons, as well as amendments to the Criminal Procedure Code of Ukraine, as it does not contain provisions on such preliminary measures (securing and stopping) as "sanctions". In addition, in general, the sanctions procedure requires greater transparency, and it is concluded that sanctions can be applied to Ukrainian citizens only if they are suspected of involvement in terrorist activities.

The Key Tools of the Trade in Transnational Bribery Investigations and Prosecutions: Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties (MLATs) and Letters Rogatory

2019 ◽  
pp. 547-570
Author(s):  
Andrew Boutros
Keyword(s):  
The United States ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
International Treaties ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Mutual Legal Assistance ◽  
Foreign Countries ◽  
Civil Proceedings ◽  
Primary Means ◽  
Law Enforcement Officials ◽  
Criminal Conduct

The investigation of corruption, bribery, and similar transnational criminal conduct, like the discovery process for transnational civil proceedings, often involves gathering evidence located in foreign countries. However, national sovereignty, international treaties, and international law preclude U.S. law enforcement officials from simply flying to a foreign country to conduct searches, question suspects, obtain documents, and proceed with arresting individuals for trial in the United States. In the absence of a foreign country’s agreement to cooperate in a criminal investigation, U.S. prosecutors or civil litigation counsel have limited options. There are two primary means of obtaining evidence for use in transnational criminal proceedings: a Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty (MLAT) and a letter rogatory.

scholarly journals THE PROBLEMS OF THE REFORM OF CRIMINAL JUSTICE

2019 ◽  
pp. 207-213 ◽  
Author(s):  
V. M. Tertyshnyk
Keyword(s):  
Criminal Prosecution ◽  
Conceptual System ◽  
Legal Assistance ◽  
Criminal Proceedings ◽  
Applicable Law ◽  
Procedural Law ◽  
Criminal Procedure Law ◽  
Third Person ◽  
Definition Of ◽  
The Right

The article covers the problem of optimization of regulatory and criminal proceedings in terms of the implementation of the principle of the adversarial parties. Analysis of the positive stories and shortcomings of the current CPC of Ukraine. Disclosed the problem to run the investigation and legal assistance and protection. The submitted proposals concerning improvement of the norms of the criminal procedure law. The principle of admissibility of intervention in human rights and the application of coercive measures in establishing the objective truths only in case of extreme urgency has become a basic principle of the criminal process. According to the applicable law of Ukraine “on advocacy and its activities” (p. 7 article 20) advocate in their activities has the right to “remove things, documents, copy them”. That is, it can only go about getting published, and not about “deleting”, without the consent of the holder of the document or thing. “Extract” is commonly understood as forced extraction, and side protection, by definition, its function may not to have establishing the authority. Finally, to protect enough of getting copies of documents, not delete documents, especially the absence of a duty to Act laid them in the proper way to store and share the Court. At first glance, insignificant legislative inaccuracy may only have character problem definitions, but in reality these “trivia” smear Vaseline give opportunity not so much for a parallel legal investigation, how, in practice, for the active counteraction to the inquest by hiding or destroying evidence. In today’s criminal counsel may participate in criminal proceedings in three different status: 1) as a defender of the suspect, accused, convicted, justified; 2) as a representative of the victim of physical persons; a legal entity that is affected civil plaintiff, civil respondent; third person; 3) as legal assistant to the witness. Prescription of the Constitution that exceptionally lawyer carries out representation of another person in court, as well as protection from criminal prosecution does not mean establishing the monopoly of lawyers to perform the function of protection. Wise will introduce a new conceptual system of legal assistance and protection: 1. Protection of the suspect can make as lawyers and other professionals in the field of law, for which there is no reason for removal. 2. Defendant and defendant in court should carry only a lawyer who offered to appoint judicial agent. 3. Legal assistance to victims, civil plaintiffs, civil and for third parties (art. 63 of the CPC of Ukraine) can make as lawyers and other specialists in the field of law, which can act in the procedural status of the representatives of the respective parties. 4. Legal assistance to witnesses, applicants to other participants of the process can make as lawyers and other professionals in the field of law. Implementation of the constitutional principles of legal assistance and protection in criminal proceedings requires a clear definition of the procedural status of the Defender, therepresentative and law agent, development and adoption of the law on the independent Institute the investigation, which has become an independent institution of the criminal procedural law.

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