Organised Crime, Criminal Procedure, and Prisons

Andreas Schloenhardt (PhD, Adelaide; chief editor) is Professor of Criminal Law at The University of Queensland and Honorary Professor of Foreign and International Criminal Law at the University of Vienna.Bettina Weisser (Dr jur, University of Konstanz) is Professor of Criminal Law and Director of the Institute for Comparative Criminal Law at the University of Cologne.Monika Stempkowski (Dr ius, University of Vienna) is a postgraduate researcher in the Department of Criminal Law and Criminology at the University of Vienna. She is also a trained clinical psychologist and practices as a mediator.Gian Ege (Dr ius, University of Zurich) is Assistant Professor of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure at the University of Zurich.

• 1. Introduction (Andreas Schloenhardt) PART 1: ORGANISED CRIME AND CRIMINAL PROCEDURE 2. The challenge of organised crime to criminal proceedings (Bettina Weisser) 3. Obstruction of Justice in the Context of Organised Crime (Benedikt Grünert) 4. Non-conviction-based confiscation as a means to combat organised crime (Jonathan Macziola) 5. Protection of Victim-Witnesses of Trafficking in Persons: Problems, Principles, and Practice (Joseph Lelliott) Part 2: International Cooperation 6. International frameworks for cooperation in organised crime cases (Andreas Schloenhardt & Genevieve Rule) 7. The European Arrest Warrant: A model for use in the global fight against organised crime? (Lena Wasser) 8. Joint Investigation Teams in transnational organised crime cases and their potential impact on human rights (Marilù Porchia) Part 3: Organised Crime and Prisons 9. Organised Crime and Prisons (Andreas Schloenhardt & Monika Stempkowski) Chapter 10: Italy’s ‘41 bis’ special prison regime for leading organised crime figures in view of European Court of Human Rights’ case-law and international prison standards (Gianmarco Bondi)