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Leenknecht, Jantien

EU Youth Justice : The personal scope of EU criminal law and the diversity of youth justice systems

2023 - Boom uitgevers Den Haag

650 p.

  • Minors can be involved in judicial proceedings from a different Member State when they (allegedly) committed an offence within the EU. Whereas the EU has developed instruments to facilitate cooperation between Member States in criminal matters, no specific instruments exist to deal with cross-border youth justice cases. This book assesses to what extent it is possible and feasible to develop an EU cooperation in youth justice matters.On the one hand, she author examines whether youth justice matters fall within the scope of EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters. On the other hand, a thorough legal comparison is carried out between the youth justice systems of Austria, the French Community of Belgium, the Netherlands and Northern Ireland. Their similarities and differences are evaluated in terms of age limits, specialised actors (police officers, public prosecutors, courts, lawyers, support services and detention institutions), and reactions (diversion, non-custodial and custodial reactions).This book is
  • for anyone interested in (foreign) youth justice systems, children's rights and EU criminal law. [Publisher's text].
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