PP937
Analítico de Periódico
VALENTINI, Vico
European criminal justice and continental criminal law : a critical overview / Vico Valentini
European Criminal Law Review, Berlin, v.1 n.1 (2011), p.188-202
DIREITO PENAL, DIREITO PENAL COMUNITÁRIO, LEGISLAÇÃO COMUNITÁRIA, GUERRA, CRIME, SEGURANÇA, ESPAÇO DE LIBERDADE, SEGURANÇA E JUSTIÇA, CONFLITO DE DIREITOS, VÍTIMA, SUSPEITO, TRIBUNAL EUROPEU DOS DIREITOS DO HOMEM
Even though an authentic EU Criminal Law does still not exist, there is an alluvial EU Legislation in criminal matters based on the idea of security and war on crime; indeed, this 'fight-logic' contrasts with the offender-centred approach innervating both the continental criminal culture and the continental constitutional laws. It is, however, more alarming that the very same approach is adopted by what is wrongly considered to be the 'European guardian' of liberal and «classic» guarantees. Although the European Court of Human Rights is continually declaring to seek a fair balance between individual rights and collective security, the European judges tend to fail in this respect. Given that the offenders' and the victims 'positions radically conflict, to give preference to victims' interests necessarily means reducing the rights of the offender.