The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice Ten Years on: Successes and Future Challenges Under the Stockholm Programme

by Guild, Elspeth; Carrera, Sergio; Eggenschwiler, Alejandro

• ISBN13: 9789461380340
• ISBN10: 9461380348
• Format: Paperback
• Copyright: 2011-01-03
• Publisher: Brookings Inst Pr

Summary

This book brings together the views of key practitioners and policymakers who have played a prominent role in shaping an Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ) in the European Union. Ten years ago, the member states transferred competences to the European Union for law and policymaking in the fields of immigration, asylum, and border controls and are now beginning the same process for criminal justice and policing. This decade of European cooperation on AFSJ policies has experienced dynamic convergence, the enactment of a large body of European law, and the setup of numerous EU agencies working in these domains. The dilemmas that lie ahead relate to an effective institutional framework under the Treaty of Lisbon, stronger judicial scrutiny through a greater role for national courts and the Court of Justice in Luxembourg, better mechanisms for evaluating and monitoring the implementation of EU AFSJ law, and a more solid fundamental rights strategy.

Table of Contents

The European Union's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice ten years on	p. 1
The EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice: Successes of the last ten years and the challenges ahead	p. 13
The European Commission's new justice portfolio: Opportunities, goals and challenges	p. 18
The democratic accountability of the EU's Area of Freedom, Security and Justice ten years on	p. 23
The Area of Freedom, Security and Justice and the role of national courts in the EU data protection system	p. 31
Constitutional courts and the Lisbon Treaty: The future based on mutual trust	p. 38
The Common European Asylum System and the European Court of Justice: New jurisdiction and new challenges	p. 49
The management of the EU's external borders: From the Customs Union to Frontex and e-borders	p. 63
Judicial cooperation in the EU: Eurojust and the European public prosecutor	p. 73
Police cooperation on an EU-wide level 1998-2010: Developments and challenges	p. 79
The external dimension of the fight against terrorism: External and internal security	p. 90
Contributors	p. 94
Selected list of CEPS publications on justice and home affairs (2002-10)	p. 97
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