The aim of this book is to provide an insight into the landmark rulings of the Court of Justice of the European Union (CJEU) in European Criminal Law (ECL). As in other areas of EU law, the decisions of the CJEU have been a driving force for development and integration. By analysing the impact of these leading cases on EU and national law, the book provides a diachronic and multifaceted picture of the Court's approach to criminal law.

Table Of Contents

PART I

PRINCIPLES

1. C-80/86 – Kolpinghuis Nijmegen

The General Principles of European (Criminal) Law as Limitation to the Enforcement of EU Law: The Kolpinghuis Nijmegen Rule

Dr Luisa Marin

Indirect Effect of EU Law aft er Kolpinghuis Nijmegen (C-80/86): Consistent Interpretation in Dutch Criminal Courts

Jannemieke Ouwerkerk

2. C-387/02 – Berlusconi and Others

The Berlusconi Judgment: A Cornerstone of European Legality

Frank Meyer

Allusion, Illusion, Delusion. The Assessment of the Berlusconi Judgment in Italy

Alberto di Martino

3. C-105/03 – Pupino

Impact of the Pupino Decision on EU Law

Maria Fletcher

Protecting Vulnerable Victims and Beyond: The Duty of Consistent Interpretation in Criminal Matters in Italy aft er Pupino

Grazia Maria Vagliasindi



PART II

COMPETENCE

4. 68/88 – Commission v Greece

Effectiveness, Dissuasiveness, Proportionality of Sanctions and Assimilation Principle: The Long-Lasting Legacy

of the Greek Maize Case

Fabio Giuffrida

The Greek Maize Case. From Sincere Cooperation to Criminal Law Integration in the EU

Rosaria Sicurella

5. C-176/03 – Commission of the European Communities v Council of the European Union

The 'Constitutional' ECJ Ruling on the Enforcement of Community Law (Case C-176/03) and its Impact on EU Law

M Kaiafa-Gbandi

EU Substantive Criminal Competence and the Court of Justice: Reactions to the Case Law

Samuli Miettinen

6. C-105/14 – Taricco and Others

On Legality in Criminal Matters between Primacy of EU Law and National Constitutional Traditions. A Study of the Taricco Saga

Silvia Allegrezza

Taricco, Endgame

Vittorio Manes



PART III

NE BIS IN IDEM

7. C-187/01 – Gözütok and Brügge

Comment on CJEU, 11 February 2003, Joined Cases C-187/01 and C-385/01 Criminal Proceedings v Hüseyin Gözütok and Klaus Brügge

Anne Weyembergh

The Impact of Case C-187/01 [Gözütok/Brügge] at the National Level: Inadvertent Legacy

Elisavet Symeonidou-Kastanidou and Yannis Naziris

8. C-486/14 – Kossowski

Judgment (Grand Chamber) C-486/14 Piotr Kossowski, 29 June 2016

Kai Ambos

Impact of the Case C-486/14 – Kossowski at National Level

Celina Nowak

9. C-617/10 – Akerberg Fransson

Fishing for Better Rights Protection: The Court of Justice on the Application of the Charter in the Member States and the Reach of ne bis in idem

Tobias Lock

The Impact of Case C-617/10: Akerberg Fransson at National Level – The Swedish Example

Maria Bergström



PART IV

MIGRATION AND CITIZENSHIP

10. C-61/11 PPU – El Dridi

Criminalisation of Irregular Migration in the EU: The Impact of El Dridi

Niovi Vavoula

Reshaping Criminalisation of Irregular Migration in Italy: The Impact of EU Law Beyond the El Dridi Judgment

Alessandra Annoni

11. C-304/14 – CS

The Intersection of National Criminal Law and EU Citizenship Law: Reflections on the Judgment in CS

Niamh Nic Shuibhne

Leave at Your Chosen Speed? EU Citizenship and Criminal Convictions: An Insight into the United Kingdom's Approach

Leandro Mancano



PART V

MUTUAL RECOGNITION AND MUTUAL TRUST

12. C-303/05 – Advocaten voor de Wereld

Advocaten voor de Wereld: The Salvation of Mutual Trust

Henning Fuglsang Sorensen

The Contribution of Advocaten voor de Wereld for the Protection of Human Rights in the Context of Supra-State Law and for the Doctrine of Double Criminality

Pedro Caeiro

13. C-396/11 – Radu

Judgment of the Court of Justice of the European Union, 29 January 2013, Radu

Rosa Raffaelli

The Implication of Radu at a National Level: National Courts' Diversified Response to Conflicting Obligations

Irene Wieczorek

14. C-399/11 – Melloni

Melloni: Primacy versus Rights?

Valsamis Mitsilegas and Leandro Mancano

Bypassing or Intensifying the Dialogue between Courts? The Impact of Melloni at the National Level

Lorena Bachmaier Winter

15. Joined Cases C-404/15 and C-659/15 PPU – Pál Aranyosi and Robert Caldararu v Generalstaatsanwaltschaft Bremen

Resetting the Parameters of Mutual Trust: From Aranyosi to LM

Valsamis Mitsilegas

Aranyosi and Caldararu through the Eyes of National Judges

Adam Lazowski

The Effect of CJEU Case Law Concerning the Rule of Law and Mutual Trust on National Systems

Petra Bárd and Wouter van Ballegooij