Guest editorial: EU agencies in transnational criminal enforcement: From a coordinated approach to an integrated EU criminal justice
| Published date | 01 April 2021 |
| Date | 01 April 2021 |
| Author | Jacob Öberg |
| DOI | 10.1177/1023263X211005977 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
Editorial
Guest editorial: EU agencies
in transnational criminal
enforcement: From a
coordinated approach to an
integrated EU criminal justice
Jacob O
¨berg*
Abstract
The articles in this special issue consider the institutional foundations of the Union’s criminal
policy – a highly critical question for the future development of the Area of Freedom, Security and
Justice. The ratification of the Lisbon Treaty and the subsequent legal and political developments
have entailed an unprecedented reinforcement of the powers of the EU’s criminal justice agencies
Europol, Eurojust and, recently, the establishment of a novel criminal justice body – the European
Public Prosecutor’s Office. On the basis of the Treaty mandate, the EU legislator has adopted
important reforms such as the EPPO Regulation, and new Europol and Eurojust regulations. In light
of these developments, this special issue explores via a multi-disciplinary investigation the extent to
which the increased competences of the EU and the stronger presence of EU criminal justice
agencies have transformed EU criminal law from an ‘intergovernmental’ regime to a ‘supranational’
and ‘integrated’ framework. We expect that this special issue will enhance further debate on EU
criminal justice agencies, encourage novel paths to bridge the boundaries between disciplinary
epistemic communities in the study of EU criminal justice and more broadly contribute to an
advanced understanding of the role of law in social and political integration.
Keywords
EU criminal justice, supranationalism, intergovermentalism, EU criminal justice agencies,
multidisciplinary research, EU criminal law, EU criminal policy, integration theories,
EU competences, EU constitutional law
*O
¨rebro University, O
¨rebro, Sweden
Corresponding author:
Jacob O
¨berg, O
¨rebro University, Fakultetsgatan 1, 702 81 O
¨rebro, Sweden.
E-mail: jacob.oberg@oru.se
Maastricht Journal of European and
Comparative Law
2021, Vol. 28(2) 155–163
ªThe Author(s) 2021
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