Ne Bis in Idem in EU Law

Bas van Bockel

• Publisher: Cambridge University Press
• Year: 2016
• Print ISBN: 9781107087064
• eBook ISBN: 9781316723050
• Topic: Law
• Subtopic: International Law
• Index: Law

Questions of the application and interpretation of the ne bis in idem principle in EU law continue to surface in the case law of different European courts. The primary purpose of this book is to provide guidance and to address important issues in connection with the ne bis in idem principle in EU law. The development of the ne bis in idem principle in the EU legal order illustrates the difficulty of reconciling pluralism with the need for doctrinal coherence, and highlights the tensions between the requirements of effectiveness and the protection of fundamental rights in EU law. The ne bis in idem principle is a 'litmus test' of fundamental rights protection in the EU. This book explores the principle, and the way the Court of Justice of the European Union has interpreted it, in the context of competition law and the areas of freedom, security and justice, human rights law and tax law.

Table of contents

• Cover
• Half-title
• Title page
• Copyright information
• Table of contents
• List of Contributors
• Introduction and Set-up of the Study
• 1 The ‘European’ Ne Bis in Idem Principle: Substance, Sources, and Scope
• 2 Ne Bis in Idem in the EU and ECHR Legal Orders: A Matter of Uniform Interpretation?
• 3 Ne Bis in Idem in the Case Law of the European Court of Justice
• 4 Parallel Proceedings in EU Competition Law: Ne Bis in Idem as a Limiting Principle
• 5 Ne Bis in Idem and Tax Offences in EU Law and ECHR Law
• 6 Ne Bis in Idem Issues Under the Single Supervisory Mechanism
• Conclusions: The Changing Geometry of Fundamental Rights Protection in the EU
• Index