Centre of Crime Investigations and Criminal Justice

ongoing

CCICJ establishes a transnational focal point of competence and in-depth knowledge with a theoretically founded, yet transferable practice-oriented approach on EU primary law aspects in the AFSJ (Art. 67 et seq. TFEU) with a view to money-laundering (Art. 83 TFEU), its institutional framework (esp. the Member States’ FIUs) and other derivative secondary legislative measures (Art. 288 TFEU) on AML measures (esp. the 6 AML Directives). CCICJ incorporates the predominant human/fundamental rights dimension (Art. 2 TEU in conjunction with Art. 6 on the Right of Freedom and Security in the EU Charta of Fundamental Rights) by interlinking the topical AFSJ-focus with the organisational and institutional programming of the EU, namely the broadening of the European Public Prosecutor’s Office (Art. 86 TFEU) fields of action and the forthcoming European FIU (AMLA) as a new EU agency. The integration and inter-agency aspects of these substantive and institutional AML measures at supranational level in the given AFSJ framework allows enhanced cross-sectoral investigations in the light of the new Europol Regulation of 2022 and the European Financial and Economic Crime Centre (EFECC) of 2017. Academic target group reached: 120 individuals; the PhD-Intake Programme: min. 6 external students; symposiums: 240 individuals from academic, CSO, commercial and law enforcement levels. 4 publications (Articles and a book). 4 curricula/syllabi for risk and security management study programmes and law enforcement professionals. 3 websites promote CCICJ. 1 perpetuate Information Hub is created. 1 world-wide Network of JM beneficiaries is established and integrated into CCICJ. A series of meetings with stake- and shareholders is likely to address, around 1.000 economic operators, CSOs, and authorities.