Welcome to the website of the European Criminal Law Association - ECLA(UK)

ECLA(UK) brings together academics, government and private criminal law practitioners and anyone interested in the wider emerging concept of a European criminal law. Our objects include promotion of the study of European criminal law and procedure; awareness of economic crime in Europe (including in particular fraud and corruption in relation to the Budget of the European Union) and we aim to provide a forum for practitioners, academics and professionals to discuss policies and developments in relation to European criminal law and procedure.

Events

The following events are upcoming:

• Monday 6th Feb: ECLA 2012 EU Update (Prof John Spencer). Followed by ECLA (UK) Annual General Meeting

   

• Thursday 22nd March: Recognition of EU sentences and the Framework Directive on Prison Sentences: Serving time in a foreign land ?

   

• Tuesday 15th May: Double Jeopardy in the EU – what it means in practice

   

To see information about previous events held by ECLA, see the Past Events page.