Law 2101 Study Guide - Quiz Guide: Amsterdam Treaty, Mutual Legal Assistance Treaty, Europol
Document Summary
Positive legislative acts in criminal law remained out of reach as the founding treaties granted the. Union no express competence to legislate, and whilst mss considered that such competence could/should not, be implied into general legislative provisions. Mss that were prepared for further integration undertook initiatives outside the formal decision-making processes of the union and also the council of europe, described as black market integration". These initiatives were at first informal, and focused on operational cooperation and information exchange rather than legislation. However, when further integration outside the eu mechanisms seemed to have implications for criminal justice, those states prepared for further integration were prepared to also consider cooperation and approximation in the field of criminal justice. The schengen agreement is an example of integration but also containing positive rules relating to criminal law. In 1975, justice ministers of the ec founded trevi (terrorisme, radicalisme, extremisme et violence.
