JUDICIAL COOPERATION IN THE CRIMINAL FIELD

• Main Author: Sanja Karceva
• Format: Article
• Language: English
• Published: KD Mapro 2015-10-01
• Series: Journal of Process Management. New Technologies
• Subjects: Legal assistance; criminality; extradition; implementation
• Online Access: http://www.japmnt.com/images/Volume%203/Issue%204/4.%20JUDICIAL%20COOPERATION%20IN%20THE%20CRIMINAL%20FIELD.pdf

The expansion of crime throughout the eras has increased at an alarming rate. It has expanded, evolved and gone through many different forms and stages. With the formation of the EU and the expulsion of internal borders, as well as the insurance of greater liberty and freedom of movement, acts of crime and the number of criminals have drastically increased. Its enormous growth and expansion, especially in the form of crime betwixt country borders (within EU territory), has desperately called for change and development within the norms of criminal law. However, with the view that criminal law in most EU nations has its own specific and varied markings, and since a supranational criminal law does not exist, there has arisen a dire need for cooperation within this sphere. The globalization of transnational organized crime and its entry within the legal sector of these member countries has been the reason for the development of court cooperation within Europe. Cooperation between the courts was achieved through a tight collaboration between the court services and other regulatory organs/authorities of the member countries. This court cooperation is conducted through very varied activities carried out by the different countries, which are in turn guaranteed through different conventions, bilateral and multilateral agreements/treaties. There exist many other kinds of legal support when viewing court cooperation that one member country can provide to another member country, for which information will be provided further in the text.