‘Participation in a Criminal Organisation’ and ‘Conspiracy’.

Different Legal Models Against Criminal Collectives.

By (author) Almir Maljević

Book cover: ‘Participation in a Criminal Organisation’ and ‘Conspiracy’.

Paperback (Published)

(February 2011)

ISBN: 9783428135776

5.83 x 8.82 inches

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The extension of criminalisation to include the
early preparatory stages of the commission of criminal offences represents one of the
most debatable issues in modern criminal law. In response to some of the most complex
forms of crime usually committed by criminal collectives different legal systems have
developed diverse legal models to address the problem. This book, for the very first
time, explains the differences between the two main types of models and points out
the process of transfer of their elements from traditional models (Germany and
England and Wales) to the international models (UN and EU), and furthermore to
transitional models (Bosnia and Herzegovina, Croatia, and Serbia).


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Inhaltsübersicht: Part 1 Introduction: I. Criminal
Collectives: The rise of a 'new' crime phenomenon in Europe - Criminal collectives
and 'organised crime' - a brief historical overview of the concept - Criminal
collectives and understanding 'organised crime' today - Trends and sources of danger
- The challenges for substantive criminal law - II. Object, Aims, and Methodology of
Research: Object of research - participation in a criminal organisation and
conspiracy - Aims of research - Methodology - Use of terms - objective and subjective
elements - Part 2 Traditional National Models: 'Participation in a Criminal
Organisation' and 'Conspiracy': I. Introduction - II. Germany: Founding a criminal
association (§ 129 StGB) - Criminal agreement (§ 30 Abs. 2 StGB) - III. England and
Wales: Historical development of 'conspiracy' - Justification for the offence of
'conspiracy' - Elements of statutory conspiracy - Merging - Punishment - IV.
Comparison of the Traditional Models of 'Participation in a Criminal Organisation'
and 'Conspiracy': Introduction - Comparative legal analysis based on the
justification and the constitutive elements of the models - Comparative legal
analysis based on the possible theoretical outcomes of the models - Conclusions based
on a comparative legal analysis of the traditional models - Part 3 International
Models: 'Participation in a Criminal Organisation' and 'Conspiracy': I. Introduction
- II. The United Nations: General development - Participation in a conspiracy -
Participation in an organised criminal group - III. The European Union: General
development - Participation in a criminal organisation - Participation in a
conspiracy - IV. Conclusions: Transfer of Elements of 'Participation in a Criminal
Organisation' and 'Conspiracy' from Traditional to International Models: The roles of
Germany and the UK in the drafting of international models of 'participation in a
criminal organisation' and 'conspiracy' - Comparison of elements of traditional and
international models of 'participation in a criminal organisation' and 'conspiracy' -
Part 4 Transitional Models: 'Participation in a Criminal Organisation' and
'Conspiracy': I. Introduction - II. Bosnia and Herzegovina: Organised crime (§ 250
CCBiH) - Conspiracy to commit a crime (§ 247 CCBiH) - III. Croatia: Associating for
the purpose of committing a criminal offence (§ 333 CCC) - Conspiracy to commit a
criminal offence (§ 332 CCC) - IV. Serbia: Criminal associating (§ 346 CCS) -
Conspiracy to commit a crime (§ 345 CCS) - V. Conclusion - Transfer of the Elements
of the Participation in a Criminal Organisation and Conspiracy from the International
(UN) Model to the Transitional Models: Bosnia and Herzegovina - Croatia - Serbia -
Part 5 Conclusions: I. The Traditional Models: How different are the models? - Is
punishment for participation in a criminal organisation and conspiracy equally
legitimate? - Does either of the models address the problem entirely? - Which model
is better? - II. The International Models: The transfer of elements from traditional
models? - International models' potential for harmonisation of criminal law? - III.
The Transitional Models: Transference of elements from international models? - Was
the transfer of elements conducted successfully? - IV. A Common Approach? -
Zusammenfassung: I. Die traditionellen Modelle: Wie verschieden sind die Modelle? -
Ist der präventive Zweck beider Modelle gleichermaßen zu rechtfertigen? - Kann eines
der beiden Modelle die Problematik umfassend lösen? - Welches Modell ist besser? -
II. Die internationalen Modelle: Übertragung der Merkmale der traditionellen Modelle?
- Das Potential der internationalen Modelle für die Harmonisierung des Strafrechts -
III. Die Übergangsmodelle: Übertragung von Merkmalen der internationalen Modelle? -
Ist die Übertragung erfolgreich vorgenommen worden? - IV. Ein gemeinsamer Ansatz? -
Bibliography - Jurisprudence

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