New Voices in European Criminal Law: Part 2
| Author | Valsamis Mitsilegas,Niovi Vavoula,Irene Wieczorek |
| Published date | 01 September 2020 |
| Date | 01 September 2020 |
| DOI | http://doi.org/10.1177/2032284420947854 |
| Subject Matter | Editorial |
Editorial
New Voices in European
Criminal Law: Part 2
It was five years ago that the New Journal of European Criminal Law published a special issue on
‘New Voices in European Criminal Law’ under our co-ordination. The special issue provided a
platform to doctoral candidates and early career researchers to showcase their work in the field of
European criminal law by hosting primarily authors who had presented their wor k in the 4th
Annual Ph.D. Conference of the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN). Five
years later, it is with great pleasure to continue the tradition that was created in 2015, by
co-editing the publication of the second edition of the special issue entitled ‘New Voices in
European Criminal Law: Part 2’. This special issue is a further reflection of the commitment of
the Journal to nurture and support ground breaking work by early career researchers. The vast
majority of the papers included in this special issue were submitted in response to a dedicated call
for papers, which received an overwhelming response by prospective authors that clearly demon-
strates the dynamic development and richness of European criminal law as a distinct academic
field. We would like to thank the authors for superb commitment and dedication to delivering high-
quality articles and bringing this special issue to life.
What do the articles included in this special issue reveal about the current state and future of
academic research on European criminal law? And how have the topics that today’s researchers are
interested in changed compared to five years ago? In the previous special issue, some authors’
research focused on the relationship between European criminal law and European constitutional
law and EU citizenship, while others focused more on specific challenges arising from the insti-
tutionalisation of European criminal law on the one hand and from the establishment of new forms
of EU judicial co-operation in criminal matters on the other, including the application of the
principle of mutual recognition in criminal matters. The contributions in this special issue demon-
strate that European criminal law remains a dynamic and evolutionary field of research. Novel
questions about the challenges posed by EU instruments on mutual recognition remain at the top of
the research agenda (Martufi and Gigencack, ˇ
Subic). Furthermore, a number of contributors are
interested in the interplay between the EU legislation and case law and domestic legal orders,
including vulnerable suspects’ or migrants’ rights (Minetti, Mergaerts and Dehaghani, Martufi and
Gigencack). Third, questions about the use of mod ern technologies in judicial cooperation in
criminal matters, such as facial recognition and exchange of financial data, also emerge promi-
nently in a number of contributions (Neroni, Mouzakiti). Ultimately, the contributions put the
individual in Europe’s Area of Freedom, Security and Justice at the centre of attention, whereby
authors comprehensively examine current developments in European criminal law and inevitably
their impact on fundamental rights and the rule of law.
With the special issue hosting high-quality, self-standing academic contributions of scientific
rigour and originality, one cannot be but optimistic about the bright future of European criminal
New Journal of European Criminal Law
2020, Vol. 11(3) 265–266
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