International Co-operation in Civil and Criminal Matters

• A new edition of the leading work on international co-operation
• Examines topical legal developments, such as judicial co-operation in combatting terrorism, money laundering, and drug and human trafficking
• Provides a full analysis of the challenges involved in transnational co-operation, such as the taking of evidence and tracing the proceeds of crime, and suggests potential solutions

New to this edition

• Assesses the development of EU criminal law from simple mutual assistance to the area of freedom, security and justice, as well as the creation of European Judicial Network and the European Arrest Warrant
• Includes coverage of the update of the Commonwealth Scheme in 2011
• Addresses new practices in taking evidence at a distance, through video-conferencing and similar techniques, and in cross-border mediation

Readership: Scholars and practitioners working in the area of international co-operation between states.

David McClean, Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law, University of Sheffield

David McClean CBE, QC, is Professor of Law and Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sheffield. He joined the University of Sheffield after studying at Oxford and was a Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1991 to 1996. He is the country's leading expert in civil aviation law and general editor of the standard text (Shawcross and Beaumont on Air Law); he is also one of the leading private international lawyers and an editor of the standard text (Dicey and Morris on the Conflict of Laws). He regularly works as an adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, work which relates to international co-operation both in civil justice and in the fight against international organised crime. He is also an expert on the law relating to the Church of England.

Review(s) from previous edition

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1: Civil Matters: Challenges and Solutions
2: Service of Process
3: Taking of Evidence
4: Other Forms of Co-operation in Civil Matters
5: Criminal Matters: Old Hesitations and Modern Activity
6: General Mutual Assistance Instruments
7: Service of Documents and Obtaining Evidence
8: Particular Types of Criminal Activity
9: The Proceeds of Crime
10: Criminal Records and the Recognition of Penalties