Transnational Criminal Justice
About the Book Series
The concept of ‘transnational criminal justice’ has frequently been interpreted in the academic literature as ‘international criminal justice’ or ‘global criminal justice’. Many publications that use the term ‘transnational’ therefore discuss international criminal justice and international legal frameworks. Another form of studies that has developed under the umbrella of transnationality in the field of criminal law is comparative. There has hence been a move from the terminology of ‘international’, ‘global’ and ‘comparative’ criminal justice towards ‘transnational’ criminal justice.
This series considers these developments, but focuses primarily on publications that adhere to a more literal interpretation of the term ‘transnational’. The aim of the series is to provide a forum for discussion of bilateral and multilateral relationships between nations in the field of criminal justice. International law influences these relationships, but is not the focus here. Equally, to explain transnational relationships, comparative analyses are required. While incorporating comparative studies in this series, their aim is the explanation of challenges to criminal justice cooperation in bilateral or multilateral relationships.
Saskia Hufnagel is a qualified German legal professional and accredited specialist in criminal law. She currently works as Lecturer in Criminal Law at Queen Mary University of London. She previously worked as a Research Fellow at the Australian Research Council Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security, Griffith University, Australia, and was a Leverhulme Fellow at the University of Leeds. Her main research areas encompass law enforcement cooperation in Asia, North America, the EU and Australasia, comparative constitutional and human rights law with a focus on terrorism legislation and emergency management and the policing of art crime. Her monograph Policing Cooperation Across Borders: Comparative Perspectives on Law Enforcement within the EU and Australia (Ashgate) was published in 2013. Saskia was awarded an LL.M. (2004) and a PhD in Law (2011) by the Australian National University.
Organised Crime, Criminal Procedure, and Prisons: Prosecuting and Punishing Organised Criminal Groups
1st Edition
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By Andreas Schloenhardt, Bettina Weißer, Monika Stempkowski, Gian Ege
June 20, 2025
This book explores a range of topics relating to the prosecution and trial of organised crime and the punishment, especially imprisonment, of members of organised criminal groups. Organised crime poses particular challenges to the criminal justice system. While much of the attention of ...
The Transnational Crime of Human Trafficking: A Human Security Approach
1st Edition
By Maria O'Neill
April 14, 2025
Human trafficking is a multi-faceted crime. It suffers from definitional and implementation problems. One facet, the focus of this book, is the transnational nature of much of the crime, and the need for practitioners to operate across borders to combat it. Europe has taken a distinctive approach ...
Extradition and Political Crimes: The Use of the Political Offence Exception in Europe
1st Edition
By Sibel Top
February 17, 2025
This book examines the evolution and current application of the political offence exception clause to extradition in Europe. The long-standing academic exploration of terrorism has recently given way to renewed interest in the political offence exception to extradition, prompted by recent events ...
Global Perspectives on Cultural Property Crime
1st Edition
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By Michelle D. Fabiani, Kate Melody Burmon, Saskia Hufnagel
May 27, 2024
This book provides transnational insight into cultural property crimes and the cutting-edge work tackling issues ranging from currency crimes to innovative research methods. The volume brings together authors from a number of fields to address contemporary issues and advances in the fight against ...
Cultural Property Crime and the Law: Legal Approaches to Protection, Repatriation, and Countering Illicit Trade
1st Edition
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By Michelle D. Fabiani, Kate Melody Burmon, Saskia Hufnagel
May 20, 2024
This book explores innovative approaches to using and operating within and around both criminal law and civil law in the detection, investigation, and restitution of illicit cultural property. The volume brings together a wide range of authors who research and work in combatting cultural property ...
Policing Global Regions: The Legal Context of Transnational Law Enforcement Cooperation
1st Edition
By Saskia Hufnagel
August 01, 2022
This book provides a stocktake and comparative socio-legal analysis of law enforcement cooperation strategies in four different regions of the world: the European Union (EU), North America, Greater China and Australasia. The work analyses law enforcement cooperation mechanisms within the ...
Confinement, Punishment and Prisons in Africa
1st Edition
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By Marie Morelle, Frédéric Le Marcis, Julia Hornberger
May 11, 2021
This interdisciplinary volume presents a nuanced critique of the prison experience in diverse detention facilities across Africa. The book stresses the contingent, porous nature of African prisons, across both time and space. It draws on original long-term ethnographic research undertaken in both ...