Redefining Organised Crime: A Challenge for the European Union?

Stefania Carnevale is Associate Professor of Criminal Procedure, University of Ferrara.Serena Forlati is Associate Professor of International Law, University of Ferrara. Orsetta Giolo is Associate Professor of Philosophy of Law, University of Ferrara.

• 1. The Notion of Organised Crime: Why Definitions Matter Stefania Carnevale, Serena Forlati and Orsetta GioloPart I: Redefining Organised Crime: The International Level2. Definitions: Some Methodological Remarks Baldassare Pastore3. What is Organised Crime? Federico Varese4. The Notion of Organised Crime in the United Nations Convention against Transnational Organized Crime Gioacchino Polimeni5. Reconsidering Transnational Organised Crime in the Shadow of Globalisation: The Case of Human Smuggling across the Mediterranean Monica Massari6. Development of Organised Crime: The Phenomenon and Definition Ivan Kleimenov7. The Relationship between Transnational Organised Crime and Terrorism: An International Law Perspective 1Alessandra Annoni8. The Notion of Organised Crime and the American Convention on Human Rights Laura Salvadego9. The Notion of Organised Crime and the European Convention on Human Rights Serena Forlati10. The Notion of Organised Crime in EU Law Vincenzo MilitelloPart II: Redefining Mafia-Type Organisations: A Case Study on Italy11. Defining the Mafia: Between Sociology and Law Nando dalla Chiesa12. The Organisational Features of Organised Crime: The Mafia as a Professional Bureaucracy Antonio La Spina13. The Notion of Mafia in Italian Criminal Legislation and Case Law Ciro Grandi14. The Boundaries of Mafias: Relationships and Business in the ‘Grey Area’ Vittorio Mete and Rocco Sciarrone15. Beyond the Legal Definition: External Participation in Mafia-Type Organisations Marco Venturoli16. Mafia Definition and Legislative Gaps: A Critical Criminology Approach Orsetta Giolo17. The Notion of Organised Crime as a Justification for Special Rules of Criminal Procedure: The Derogations from the Ordinary Model and their Rationale Stefania Carnevale18. Concluding Remarks: Reconceptualising Organised Crime—Five Challenges Valsamis Mitsilegas

This multi-disciplinary book is both a diagnosis of the situation and lays the groundwork for an expanded and continuous dialogue among justice professionals, law enforcement authorities, academics from various disciplines, and international, regional or supranational institutions on the definition and impact of organised crime in an ever-changing legal and social world.