How should we understand the foundations and boundaries of criminalisation today?
During this book launch event, we will explore this question through a presentation of the edited volume 'The Boundaries of Criminalisation: Rethinking Public Goods and Legal Interests in Domestic and Transnational Criminal Law', edited by Jannemieke Ouwerkerk, Konstantinos Zoumpoulakis, Jeroen ten Voorde, and Jacob Öberg, and published by De Gruyter Brill.
Together with scholars and practitioners from EU institutions, public prosecution services, and academia, we will reflect on the book’s core themes and their implications for contemporary criminal law.
About the book
This book challenges how we think about the foundations and boundaries of criminalisation by reimagining the concepts of public goods and legal interests—both nationally and transnationally.
Can we identify common public goods and legal interests across borders that warrant protection through criminal law, or are they shaped by diverse national values and principles?
To answer this, the book examines how these concepts justify, explain, and constrain the criminalisation of conduct across different legal systems. It blends rigorous academic analysis with practical recommendations to help further shape our ideas on criminalisation and the future of criminal law, making it a must-read for scholars, practitioners, and anyone invested in the future of criminal justice across Europe and beyond.
