Do labels still matter? : : blurring boundaries between administrative and criminal law: the influence of the EU / / edited by Francesca Galli and Anne Weyembergh.

• Superior document: Études européennes
• MitwirkendeR: Do Labels Still Matter? Blurring Boundaries Between Administrative and Criminal Law (Conference) Brussels, Belgium),
• TeilnehmendeR: Galli, Francesca, 1981 August 14-; Weyembergh, Anne,; European Criminal Law Academic Network,; Université libre de Bruxelles. Institut d’études européennes,
• Place / Publishing House: Brussels (Belgium) : : Éditions de l'Université de Bruxelles,, [2014]; ©2014
• Year of Publication: 2014
• Language: English
• Series: Études européennes (Brussels, Belgium)
• Physical Description: 1 online resource (256 pages) :; charts, tables; digital file(s).
• Bibliography: Includes bibliographical references.
• Access: Open Access
• Hierarchical level: Monograph
• Statement of Responsibility: edited by Francesca Galli and Anne Weyembergh.

A number of new trends have challenged the traditional features of “modern criminal law”. One of the new trends affecting criminal justice systems is the so-called “Europeanisation process”, which is the result of the growing intervention of the EU in the area of criminal law. Another new trend which criminal law and other legal disciplines are facing is the increasingly blurred dividing line between legal categories. Various dimensions of this unclear division between categories have been identified in legal literature, in particular between administrative and criminal law. This book aims to study the combination of the two above mentioned trends and their impact on criminal justice systems. The hazy line between administrative and criminal law has been around for a while and has grown independently of the European Union. Up until now, it has mainly been analysed at the national level in a sector by sector approach. This research aims to go beyond such an approach to the topic and sets a systematised assessment of the situation in motion. The main questions that this book tackles are whether and to what extent the EU contributes to the blurred line and whether it tries to restrict it, hold it in check and/or organise it.