Redefining Organised Crime: A Challenge for the European Union

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The definition of organised crime has long been the object of lively debate, at national and international level. Sociological and legal analysis has not yet led to one definitive answer to the question of what exactly organised crime means. Nonetheless, many instruments adopted both at international and national levels set forth special legal regimes designed to target criminal groups featuring a stable organisation, which are perceived as particularly dangerous to society. Therefore, identifying the notion of organised crime is crucial to establishing the scope of any legal instrument specifically designed for combating it. The aim of this book is to reassess the scope, the effectiveness and the overall coherence of existing definitions of organised crime, and to identify any need for a reconsideration of these definitions, specifically with reference to the EU legal order. It will be of interest to academics, practitioners and legislators working in the sphere of EU criminal law and of organised crime more generally.

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This multi-disciplinary book is both a diagnosis of the situation and lays the groundwork for an expanded and continuous dialogue among justice professionals, law enforcement authorities, academics from various disciplines, and international, regional or supranational institutions on the definition and impact of organised crime in an ever-changing legal and social world. -- Gabriela Ivan-Cucu, University of Nottingham * International Criminal Law Review *

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Stefania Carnevale is Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure, University of Ferrara. Serena Forlati is Associate Professor of International Law, University of Ferrara. Orsetta Giolo is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Law, University of Ferrara.