With the coming into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the competences of the European Union in the realm of criminal law have greatly expanded. The EU, in a multi

The book is the result of the conference "Substantive Criminal Law of the European Union" organised by the Criminal Law Department of Maastricht University on 2

Based on the author's thesis (Ph.D)--Maastricht University.

The book examines how and according to which principles the enactment of European criminal legislation is legitimate. The approach adopted here focuses on the c

This book develops a theory for the principle of legality in European criminal law. Its focus is on the legitimising and normative functions of this principle.