Consequences of Brexit on the criminal policy of the European Union and United Kingdom

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DOI:

https://doi.org/10.18042/cepc/rdce.59.03

Keywords:

Brexit, crimes, prevention, criminality, juridical cooperation, criminal policy, criminal law.

Abstract

British politicians are worried about the consequences that Brexit may have for their domestic market and want to offer economic security to business, but in this first moment of negotiations they have not accounted for the effect on political criminal law. This article analyses the effects of Brexit on criminal matters, such as terrorism, money laundering, fraud concerning the economic interests of the European Union, cybercrime and corruption. Two perspectives will be considered: the perspective of the European Union, that will lose one member (UK) and its opinions, and that of the UK, that must revise its laws and remove those no longer relevant after Brexit. However, the UK must decide if the European Union’s criminal law could continue having an influence on their future judicial or parliamentary decisions.

Author Biography

María Acale Sánchez, Universidad de Cádiz

Catedrática de Derecho penal del Departamento de Derecho Internacional Público, Penal y Procesal

Published

2018-04-27

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Section

STUDIES