Organized Crime Legislation in the European Union

• Harmonization and Approximation Policies in the European Union.- Organized Crime Legislation: Reasons and Background for the Assessment of Harmonization and Approximation.- The Methodology.- Assessing Harmonization: The Horizontal Analysis.- Assessing Approximation: The Vertical Analysis.- Conclusions and Implications.

From the reviews: "...this book offers an innovative perspective and methodology which can be extremely useful to all those who study organised crime... Calderoni manages to bring out the complex paradox within this field, which has allowed the Member States to keep their national legal differences under the apparent veil of an EU common understanding. Such results underline a previous lack of analysis of the field, not only on the side of academics, but also on the side of policymakers. In this sense, Calderoni's book constitutes a valuable cornerstone for future research on the development of EU criminal law and its potential consequences for society." (Helena Carrapico, Global Crime, p. 233)