The Normative Foundations for EU Criminal Justice

Jacob Öberg is Full Professor of European Union Law at the Law Department at the University of Southern Denmark.

Part I – EU Criminal Justice – Context, Development and Justifications
1. Introduction
2. The Justifications for EU Intervention in Criminal Law

Part II – Rationale for EU Harmonisation of National Criminal Law
3. Mutual Recognition as a Justification for EU Action
4. The Cross-Border Criterion as a Justification for EU Action in Domestic Criminal Law and Procedure

Part III – Powers, Limits and Justifications for EU Criminal Justice Agencies
5. The Justification for a European Public Prosecutor
6. Eurojust – Powers, Limits and Justifications
7. The Constitutional and Normative Justification for a European FBI
8. Conclusions and Reflections