This Commentary analyzes Articles 26-33 of Council Regulation (EU) 2017/1939 of 12 October 2017 implementing enhanced cooperation on the establishment of the European Public Prosecutors Office (EPPO). Pierre Hauck explores the core of the activities of this supranational authority and compares this with the legal situation in the Member States to identify the need for further implementation.
Key Features:
Provides an up-to-date overview of essential fraud legislation within the EU Offers a uniquely detailed evaluation of the essential provisions on the investigative powers of the EPPO Contributes a thorough, independent and versatile account of this important legislation to the literature
In-depth and incisive, this is a valuable reference for a wide range of practitioners working on the legal framework of criminal investigations by the European Public Prosecutor's Office (EPPO) at the supranational EU level and at the national level. In addition, the work is also of great interest to all academics in the fields of criminal law and justice, European law, corruption and economic crime, and finance and economics.
Arvustused
The books offer an in-depth and contextualized analysis of the EPPO rules on investigation. It focuses on the interaction between EU law (EPPO regulation, internal EPPO law and ECJ case law), human rights law and national laws of the participating member states. An interesting up to date volume for practitioners and legal scholars. -- John Vervaele, Utrecht University, the Netherlands
Contents
Preface and acknowledgements
Article 26 Initiation of investigations and allocation of competences within
the EPPO
Article 27 Right of evocation
Article 28 Conducting the investigation
Article 29 Lifting privileges or immunities
Article 30 Investigation measures and other measures
Article 31 Cross-border investigations
Article 32 Enforcement of assigned measures
Article 33 Pre-trial arrest and cross-border surrender
Bibliography
Pierre Hauck, Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Justus-Liebig-University Giessen, Germany
