CYIL 2014

ISSUE OF THE COOPERATION ON HOME AFFAIRS BETWEEN THE USA AND THE EU ISSUE OF THE COOPERATION ON HOME AFFAIRS BETWEEN THE USA AND THE EU

Pavel Biriukov

Abstract: The article deals with different aspects of contemporary EU-U.S. legal cooperation on home affairs. The larger part of the article is devoted to the agreement between the EU and the U.S. on the processing and transfer of Financial Messaging Data from the European Union to the U.S. for the purposes of the Terrorist Finance Tracking Program. History of contemporary EU-U.S. cooperation on home affairs is also described. Resumé: Článek se zabývá různými aspekty současné právní spolupráce EU a USA v oblasti vnitřních věcí. Větší část článku je věnována dohodě mezi Evropskou unií a Spojenými státy americkými o zpracovávání a předávání údajů o finančních trans akcích z Evropské unie do Spojených států pro účely Programu sledování financo vání terorismu. Současně článek popisuje historii spolupráce v oblasti vnitřních věcí mezi EU a USA. Key words: EU-USA relations; cooperation on Home Affairs; Europol; Eurojust; Frontex; mutual legal assistance; joint investigation teams. On the Author: Pavel Biriukov – Doctor of Legal Sciences, professor. The Head of the International and European Law Department of the Voronezh State University (Russia). P. Biriukov is author of more than 320 scientific and educational works, including 12 monographs, 16 textbooks, 32 manuals. Basic directions of scientific researches – problems of the international and European law; various aspects of a ratio of international and domestic law; human rights; international fights against crimes; cooperation in the economic sphere; criminal procedure; financial law; constitutional law; WTO law; legal regulation of tourism, international transport, international civil process, intellectual property. P. Biriukov characterizes concepts of interaction of international and national law, operating in various states. He investigates in detail various aspects of the law of European integration, activities of EU agencies for internal affairs (Europol, Eurojust, OLAF, Frontex), implementation of EU law in Member States. Introduction The EU and the U.S. have benefited from a long-standing, productive partnership in the areas of justice, freedom and security. The progress is reflected in agreements on extradition and mutual legal assistance, information on flight passengers, customs cooperation, collaboration in tracking terrorist financing and EU assistance. Cooperation on Home Affairs is an important part of the relations between the EU and the United States. It has been framed by the «New Transatlantic Agenda»

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