欧盟区域刑事合作进程中的制度缺陷与对策——从《马斯特里赫特条约》到《里斯本条约》

Institution Defect and Countermeasure in Regional Criminal Cooperation of the European Union (EU)

从《马斯特里赫特条约》到《里斯本条约》,随着一体化进程的不断发展,欧盟逐步加强了对内部区域刑事合作的影响。但是,这种变化的"代价"则分别体现为:成员国全体一致的决策机制、"框架决定"立法中的"民主赤字",以及成员国利用"紧急刹车"条款以规避关乎其切身利益的敏感立法的适用等。本文重点探讨这些制度缺陷,进而评析欧盟在相关问题上的对策。

From Treaty of Maastricht to Treaty of Lisbon, with EU integration and a growing tendency of EU influence on member states＇ cooperation activities, those changes bring some costs： the unanimity voting of member states in the European Committee; the ＂democratic deficit＂ concerning legislation; and the ＂emergency braking＂ measure that can be used by some member states. The article points out that it is the balancing situation made between the EU and its member states that guarantee the possibility of EU＇s growing influence on the cooperation systems in criminal matters.