1st Edition

Europe and Japan Cooperation in the Fight against Cross-border Crime Challenges and Perspectives

Edited By Shin Matsuzawa, Anne Weyembergh, Irene Wieczorek Copyright 2023
236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

236 Pages
by Routledge

This book is the first to map and critically analyse the legalisation of EU-Japan cooperation in criminal justice matters, charting the existing legal instruments which regulate cooperation in the fight against crime between European states and Japan. It examines which forms of cooperation are regulated by EU Law, and which are not, and takes stock through selected case studies of the... Read more

Preface by MASAKI Yasushi

Introduction

Irene Wieczorek

1. Transfer of prisoners and extradition cases between Europe and Japan: Legal and practical challenges

Irene Wieczorek and Anne Weyembergh

2. An analysis of the seven Mutual Legal Assistance (MLA) agreements concluded by Japan and the uniqueness of the EU-Japan MLA Agreement

Shin Matsuzawa

3. Norm diffusion as a tool to uphold and promote EU values and interests: A case study on the EU-Japan Mutual Legal Assistance Agreement

Anne Weyembergh and Irene Wieczorek

4. EU law enforcement cooperation with non-EU countries: A general overview and special focus on EU-Japan cooperation

Saskia Hufnagel

5. The Adequacy Decision on Japan under the General Data Protection Regulation: What are the possible implications for law enforcement exchanges?

Laura Drechsler

6. Is there an obligation not to cooperate with abolitionist States?: Noting the gaps in and potential of the Japan–EU Agreement on Mutual Legal Assistance in Criminal Matters

Megumi Ochi

7. EU-Japan cooperation in combatting cybercrime: From the Strategic Partnership Agreement to global partnerships

Wilhelm Vosse

8. Direct cooperation relating to the collection of electronic evidence in criminal investigations: The challenges for the European Union and Japan

Yurika Ishii

9. The Right to an attorney in interrogations in Japan: Is the Ghosn extradition case a turning point?

Dimitri Vanoverbeke

Biography

Shin Matsuzawa is Professor of Criminal Law at the School of Law, Waseda University, Japan.

Anne Weyembergh is Professor of EU Criminal law at the Université Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium.

Irene Wieczorek is an Assistant Professor of European Union Law at Durham Law School, Durham University, UK.