Edmundo Hendler ha sido y lo sigue siendo un luchador incansable en la búsqueda del conocimiento sobre los detalles, secretos y verdades respecto a aquello que los juristas llaman derecho comparado. Edmundo ha llevado este derecho a otro punto: a que el conocimiento jurídico no tenga fronteras y que con ello se convierta en un conocimiento único, universal del cual todos podemos aprender. En estos estudios inicialmente se presenta el valor y significado de la comparación de sistemas, respetándose tanto su sentido antropológico como el ideal civilizatorio en el cual el derecho viene a expresarse. Para luego, no solo identificar los ejes que hacen a la comparación propios del mundo occidental, Inglaterra-Francia, sino cómo estos ejes se ubican ante otros sistemas penales, como lo son las de mundos más lejanos, como los de China, Japón o el propio mundo islámico. Y gracias a ello resignificar cuál es el alcance en la contraposición sistémica entre los modelos inquisitivos y acusatorios. Visto todo ello es que se pasa al análisis específico de cuestiones específicas y fundamentales a la hora de lograr los objetivos propuestos. Esto es, las propias de la acción penal, de la admisión y exclusión de los medios de prueba y de la libertad de la palabra del acusado en el proceso penal.

This book presents the results of the latest in a long-running research project using the RIMES instrument, developed by scholars in Spain. Here, RIMES is used to measure the extent of social exclusion resulting from the penal system in comparative perspective. The volume shows the results of the application of the instrument in seven criminal justice systems: Germany, Italy, Spain, Poland, England and Wales, California, and New York. Divided into two parts, the first provides a general overview of the RIMES instrument, including a discussion of the theoretical model and the methodology. The second part focuses on the results of the application of RIMES in the seven jurisdictions. The comparative results are organised according to the nine dimensions included in the RIMES instrument: control of public spaces; legal safeguards; sentencing and sanctions systems; harshest penalties; prison rules; preventive intervention; legal and social status of offenders and ex-offenders; police and criminal records; and youth criminal justice. The last chapter summarizes the comparative results and ranks them in terms of the findings on social exclusion. The book will be of interest to academics, researchers and policy-makers working in the areas of Comparative Criminal Justice, Criminology, Criminal Law and Policy.

This book presents the latest and most relevant studies, surveys, and succinct reviews in the field of financial crimes and cybercrime, conducted and gathered by a group of top professionals, scholars, and researchers from China, India, Spain, Italy, Poland, Germany, and Russia. Focusing on the threats posed by and corresponding approaches to controlling financial crime and cybercrime, the book informs readers about emerging trends in the evolution of international crime involving cyber-technologies and the latest financial tools, as well as future challenges that could feasibly be overcome with a more sound criminal legislation framework and adequate criminal management. In turn, the book highlights innovative methods for combating financial crime and cybercrime, e.g., establishing an effective supervision system over P2P; encouraging financial innovation and coordination with international anti-terrorism organizations and multiple countries; improving mechanisms for extraditing and punishing criminals who defect to another country; designing a protection system in accordance with internationally accepted standards; and reforming economic criminal offenses and other methods that will produce positive results in practice. Given its scope, the book will prove useful to legal professionals and researchers alike. It gathers selected proceedings of the 10th International Forum on Crime and Criminal Law in the Global Era (IFCCLGE), held on Nov 20–Dec 1, 2019, in Beijing, China.

This book provides a unique analysis of prisons and the violence at work inside them. It not only addresses aspects such as racial discrimination, especially in US prisons, but also gender differences, specific criminal groups operating within prisons, the reintegration processes and its failures. Combining works by various authors, it presents diverse perspectives on prison violence: in countries ranging from the USA to Australia, crossing European countries such as Portugal and Spain, among others, but also specific aspects such as prohibitions on phone calls, the economic crisis, and the current challenges of mass incarceration. As such, it offers a broad overview of several problems relevant to all scholars interested in deepening their understanding of violence in prisons.