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New Journal of European Criminal Law

Published in Association with European Criminal Law Academic Network
Published in Association with European Criminal Bar Association
Other Titles in:
Criminal Law

eISSN: 2399293X | ISSN: 20322844 | Current volume: 15 | Current issue: 2 Frequency: Quarterly
The New Journal of European Criminal law is the leading international journal on European Criminal Law. It aims at analysing, discussing, defining, developing and improving criminal law in Europe and in particular criminal law as it is drawn up by the European Union and the Council of Europe.

This journal is a member of the Committee on Publication Ethics (COPE).


European criminal law is an established and recognised legal discipline. It is not confined to the European Union, but it extends to all forty seven States of the Council of Europe. Institutionally speaking European criminal law is driven by both the EU and the Council of Europe under the supervision and influence of the Court of Justice of the European Communities so far as the EU is concerned and by the European Court of Human Rights as regards the Council of Europe.

Although European criminal law is a recognised body of law, it constitutes by no means a perfect or even a mature system and it requires analysis and discussion, so that it may develop and improve. Analysis and discussion cannot be the exclusive preserve of the legislative and judicial bodies; others must contribute to ensure balanced solutions.

Nor is European criminal law confined to what is traditionally considered as criminal law at EU and national level. It covers any field to which the Engel criteria apply and so extends to administrative law where it applies instruments which by object or effect are punitive in nature. It thus contemplates sanctions in the foreign policy field (smart sanctions), environmental law and competition law, for instance.

As regards competition law the New Journal of European Criminal Law is especially interested the criminalisation of competition law and of hard core cartels in particular. It is thought to be the first ever legal journal to treat the criminal and competition law disciplines at their interface.

The New Journal of European Criminal Law has two patrons: the European Criminal Bar Association (ECBA) and the European Criminal Law Academic Network (ECLAN). It serves as a forum for both legal practitioners and academics interested in issues related to European Criminal Law. Its editorial board comprises as wide a cross-section of the legal profession as possible. The New Journal of European Criminal Law solicits articles from all those involved in criminal law in its European dimension. It seeks a large variety of articles, ranging from with short case notes with little or no comment, to opinionated comments on developments, to long in-depth critiques of judgements and legislative measures with proposals for reform or change.

To ensure originality, the New Journal of European Criminal Law has a double blind peer review system which is applied to long in-depth articles. This is necessary to maintain the position of the New Journal of European Criminal Law as the pre-eminent journal in its field and to guarantee the continued quality of its contents. For the same reason an Advisory Committee, composed of several authorities on the subject of European Criminal Law, supervises the Journal and its future development.

Each issue comprises an editorial, (generally written by the editor in chief on a matter of topical interest but sometimes by a guest editor), in-depth articles submitted to peer review, focused analysis & opinions, case law notes (especially on ECHR case law), legislative updates and book reviews.

Founding Editor
Co-Editor in Chiefs
Paul de Hert Vrije Universiteit Brussel, Brussels, Belgium
Holger Matt Wolfgang Goethe University, Frankfurt/Main, Germany
Valsamis Mitsilegas University of Liverpool, UK
Anne Weyembergh Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Advisory Board
Sir Francis Jacobs QC King's College London, UK
Robert Roth University of Geneva, Switzerland
Ulrich Sieber Max-Planck-Institut, Freiburg im Breisgau, Germany
John Spencer QC University of Cambridge, UK
John Vervaele University of Utrecht, Netherlands
Associated Editors
Athina Sachoulidou School of Law of the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki, Greece
Niovi Vavoula Queen Mary University, London, UK
Irene Wieczorek University of Durham, UK
Associated Editors (Case Law Analysis Section)
Vania Costa Ramos Carlos Pinto de Abreu e Associados, Sociedade de Advogados, Portugal
Associated Editors (ECHR Update Section)
Ben Wild Colchester, UK
Language Editors
Karetsos Christos City University London, UK
Niall Coghlan European University Institute, Italy
Andrew Pitt Queen Mary University of London, UK
Gavin Robinson University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Amy Weatherburn Vrije Universiteit Brussels, Belgium
Daniel Webber  
Edmund Wylde Pump Court Chambers, UK
Editorial Board Member
Heiko Ahlbrecht Wessing & Partner Rechtsanwälte mbB, Düsseldorf, Germany
Stephan Andreas University of East Anglia, UK
Ulrich Bauschulte Cologne, Germany
Nicolas Boulay Paris, France
Stefan Braum University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Pedro Caeiro University of Coimbra, Portugal
Gerard Conway Brunel University London, UK
Serge de Biolley Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
Astolfo di Amato Astolfo Di Amato & Associati, Roma, Italy
Stefano Filletti Filletti & Filletti Advocates, Malta
George Gebbie Connarty Advocates, Glasgow, UK
Dimitrios Giannoulopoulos Brunel University London, UK
Jaan Ginter University of Tartu, Estonia
Sabine Gless University of Basel, Switzerland
Christopher Harding Aberystwyth University, UK
Kai Hart-Hoenig Rechtsanwalt, Germany
Marc Henzelin Lalive Lawyers & Partners, Geneva, Switzerland
Louise Hodges Kingsley Napley LLP, London, UK
Han Jahae Jahae Advocaten, Amsterdam, Netherlands
Robert Kert Vienna University of Economics and Business, Austria
Roberto Kostoris University of Padova, Italy
Richard Lang University of Brighton, UK
Adam Lazowski University of Westminster, London, UK
Katalin Ligeti University of Luxembourg, Luxembourg
Stefano Manacorda Seconda Università degli Studi di Napoli, Italy
Mihai Mares Mares Danilescu Mares, Bucharest, Romania
Samuli Miettinen University of Helsinki, Finland
Jonathan Mitchell Barrister, London, UK
Caroline Morgan European Commission, UK
Anna Oehmichen Knierim & Krug, Mainz
Rosaria Sicurella University of Catania, Italy
Kristine Strada-Rosenberga University of Latvia, Latvia
Katja Sugman University of Ljubljana, Slovenia
Annika Suominen University of Bergen, Norway
Gintaras Svedas University of Vilnius, Lithuania
Alex Tinsley Church Court Chambers, London, UK
Jorn Vestergaard University of Copenhagen, Denmark
Peter Whelan University of Leeds, UK
Christoffer Wong Lund University, Sweden

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