The Reform Treaty and Justice and Home Affairs - Implications for the common Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. CEPS Policy Brief No. 141, 17 August 2007

Carrera, Sergio, and Geyer, Florian. (2007) The Reform Treaty and Justice and Home Affairs - Implications for the common Area of Freedom, Security and Justice. CEPS Policy Brief No. 141, 17 August 2007.

Abstract

[From the Introduction]. Aspects related to the ‘Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’ (AFSJ) - the EU label for Justice and Home Affairs (JHA) - will be among those experiencing a substantial institutional revision. This policy field has been notorious for its inability to respond to its specific challenges under the existing institutional framework. From many sides, substantial reform has long been considered urgent. By looking at the nature of the renewed institutional setting and the effects that the latter will have on the sustainability and crystallisation of an AFSJ, this Policy Brief assesses the major innovations brought about by the IGC Mandate to the Area of Freedom, Security and Justice (AFSJ).