Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union Harmonization and

Just a few months after the entry into force of the EU Framework Decision on the fight against organized crime, this book provides an unprecedented analysis of the national and European legislation on organized crime. The book provides a critical examinat

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Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union

Harmonization and Approximation of Criminal Law, National Legislations and the EU Framework Decision on the Fight Against Organized Crime

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Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union

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Francesco Calderoni

Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union Harmonization and Approximation of Criminal Law, National Legislations and the EU Framework Decision on the Fight Against Organized Crime

Francesco Calderoni Via Valparaiso 8 20144 Milano Italy [email protected]

ISBN: 978-3-642-04330-7 e-ISBN: 978-3-642-04331-4 DOI 10.1007/978-3-642-04331-4 Springer Heidelberg Dordrecht London New York Library of Congress Control Number:2009939122 # Springer-Verlag Berlin Heidelberg 2010 This work is subject to copyright. All rights are reserved, whether the whole or part of the material is concerned, specifically the rights of translation, reprinting, reuse of illustrations, recitation, broadcasting, reproduction on microfilm or in any other way, and storage in data banks. Duplication of this publication or parts thereof is permitted only under the provisions of the German Copyright Law of September 9, 1965, in its current version, and permission for use must always be obtained from Springer. Violations are liable to prosecution under the German Copyright Law. The use of general descriptive names, registered names, trademarks, etc. in this publication does not imply, even in the absence of a specific statement, that such names are exempt from the relevant protective laws and regulations and therefore free for general use. Cover design: WMXDesign GmbH, Heidelberg, Germany Printed on acid-free paper Springer is part of Springer Science+Business Media (www.springer.com)

Acknowledgement

This book benefited from many valuable contributions. I am indebted to many people. I have learned much from this experience, firstly about life and about me. Thanks to my parents Giovanna and Alessandro and to my brother Marco. Thanks to my uncle and aunt, Augusto and Kimberly and to Steve and Kathy. Thanks to my friends, to Benedetto and Anneleen. Above all to Anna. Thanks to past and present people from Transcrime. Prof. Ernesto Savona believed in me and supported my project. Many colleagues and friends offered me useful suggestions and tolerated my unusual requests. A special thanks goes to Areti Antoniou, Francesca Belton, Federica Curtol, Francesco Gosetti, Damiano Salvetti, Valentina Tenti. Some professors, colleagues and fellow researchers provided me important support and information. Among them, I would like to mention Yvon Dandurand, Simona Diblikova, Gabriele Fornasari, Bart Keupink, Goran Klemencic, Stefano Manacorda, Vincenzo Militello, Darryl Plecas, Jean Pradel, Christian Schuster. The research could not have been started without the fundamental support of the following individuals and institutions: l

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United Nations Office on Drugs and Crime – Dimitri Vlassis and Demostenes Chryssikos European Police College CEPOL – Italian contact point