This paper assesses the legislative achievements made so far in the objectives set by the Amsterdam Treaty and the Tampere European Council. It explores why a number of Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) policy areas have experienced a greater degree of development or convergence than others. The...

Public security is an essential precondition for personal freedom, civil liberties, and the functioning ofpolitical institutions in a market economy. The protection against infringements from third partiesagainst life and limb is an important human need.1 Whether people feel secure or insecure...