New EU Counter-Terrorism Offences and the Complementary Mechanism of Controlling Terrorist Financing as Challenges for the Rule of Law

Nikoletta Karaliota is a PhD Candidate in Criminal Law, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki-AUTh and an Attorney at Law. Nikoletta holds a Degree in Law and a Master’s in criminal law. Her PhD is funded by the General Secretariat for Research and Technology and the Hellenic Foundation for Research and Innovation. Eliza Kompatsiari, LLM (Hons) Criminal Law and Criminology, Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (AUTh), LLM (Hons) Public Law and Political Sciences, Democritus University of Thrace, is a PhD Candidate in Criminal Law at AUTh and an Attorney at Law at the Appeal Court. Her PhD is funded by Academy of Athens.Christos Lampakis is a PhD Candidate in Criminal Law at AUTh and an Attorney at Law at the Appeal Court. His PhD is funded by “Onassis” Foundation. He holds a Degree in Law and a Master’s in criminal law.Prof. Dr. Maria Kaiafa-Gbandi is a Professor of Criminal Law at the Aristotle University of Thessaloniki (Greece). She is the Director of the Research Institute for Transparency, Corruption and Financial Crime, and of the Postgraduate Studies Curriculum Committee. She is a member of the Council of the European Law Institute and she has written extensively on criminal law and European criminal law issues.

• The New EU Counter-Terrorism Offences and the Complementary Mechanism of Controlling Terrorist Financing as Challenges for the Rule of LawMaria Kaiafa-Gbandi, Nikoletta Karaliota, Eliza Kompatsiari, and Christos LampakisAbstractKeywords1 Introduction2 The Justification of the Extended Criminalisation of Acts Concerning Terrorism and the Respective Modern Approach in the Eu: a ‘Paradigm Shift’?3 The Contemporary Model of Adopting Criminal Law Rules in the Field of Terrorism: the Principle of Legality in Crisis4 The New Criminal Offences Related to Terrorist Activities: a Balance between Security and Respect for Fundamental Rights?5 Preventing Terrorism through Complementary Measures Controlling Terrorist Financing6 The Counter-Terrorism Repressive and Preventive Axes as Interlinked Measure Batches and the Misperceptions between Preventive and Repressive Function7 Conclusions—ProposalsAcknowledgementsBibliography