@article{2017:corralmaraver:irrational,
title = {Irrationality as a Challenge to European Criminal Policy},
year = {2017},
note = {For years, the European Union (EU) has legislated on criminal matters
through Council framework decisions within the third pillar. The
Lisbon Treaty recognized the European Union competences for defining
crimes and penalties in a number of cases (art. 83 TFEU), harmonizing
the national legislations through directives. These norms have had a
significant impact on the Member States´ criminal systems. This paper
aims to analyze the current EU criminal policy, focusing on its
character, peculiarities and deficiencies. The importance of such
analysis is undeniable, given the influence that EU legislation has on
national criminal policies. This study suggests that the EU criminal
policy displays noteworthy signs of irrationality -originating from
the law-making process- which may affect the Member States´ internal
criminal policy.},
journal = {EuCLR European Criminal Law Review},
pages = {123--150},
author = {Corral-Maraver, Noelia},
volume = {7},
number = {2}
}