El Derecho Penal Económico sigue presentando desafíos interesantes para la investigación y esto a su vez, el que se encuentre en permanente movimiento, es su principal punto fuerte. El Derecho Penal económico es la parte más viva e inquieta del Derecho Penal, casi que asusta la forma en cómo se desarrolla y cómo se conecta con diversas realidades sociales, otras ramas del conocimiento, sectores del Ordenamiento Jurídico e instancias supranacionales. Últimamente, el avance de la tecnología en la gestión de la economía viene produciendo un fuerte cambio en el tráfico comercial entre los agentes económicos, en especial, entre empresas y particulares por su relación asimétrica, fenómeno que va en aumento y que permite pronosticar que tanto la autorregulación como la criminalidad económica comenzarán a concentrarse en ese sector. Asimismo, la influencia cada vez más directa de la Gobernanza Global en la hoja de ruta de los Derechos nacionales está conduciendo a una hiperregulación de las relaciones económicas que lleva a plantearse la necesidad de abrir líneas de estudio en esa dirección, entre otras cosas, para concretar el alcance de la serie de deberes a los que se encuentran sometidos los ciudadanos, incluido el ciudadano corporativo. La obra que se presenta como primer número de la Colección Derecho Penal Económico de la editorial J.M. Bosch Editor no tiene pretensión manualística, sino de aproximación valorativa a una serie de aspectos que forman parte de la dinámica de la criminalidad económica y del Derecho Penal económico actuales y que se entienden necesarios de abordar como paso previo al desarrollo de futuros aportes de mayor profundidad. Lorena Varela La profesora Dra. Lorena Varela es miembro investigador, del Instituto de Derecho Penal Económico y Derecho Penal Internacional, que dirige el profesor Marco Mansdörfer en la Universität des Saarlandes, Alemania. También se desempeña como profesora de Derecho Penal en la Universidad Internacional de La Rioja, España y como profesora invitada en la Universidad Nacional del Nordeste, Argentina. Autora del libro Dolo y error. Hacia una imputación auténticamente subjetiva publicado por J.M. Bosch Editor (Barcelona, 2016). Marco Mansdörfer El profesor Dr. Marco Mansdörfer es titular de la cátedra de Derecho Penal y Derecho Procesal Penal alemán y europeo, incluido el Derecho Penal Económico en la Universität des Saarlandes, Alemania. Completó su habilitación durante el 2010 con su escrito Zur Theorie des Wirtschaftsstrafrechts y en el año 2013 fundó el Instituto de Derecho Penal Económico Internacional y Europeo en la misma universidad. El profesor Mansdörfer cuenta con una larga trayectoria de más de veinte años en la investigación y enseñanza del Derecho Penal económico y el Compliance internacional. Asimismo, asesora a empresas y agentes económicos en materia de prevención de riesgos penales, así como en la defensa contra medidas de persecución penal.

The book shares the results of project research granted by the Castilla-La Mancha government, which has been composed by philosophers of law and criminal law researchers, whose main conclusions are represented by the manifestations and trends of the current crisis of the constitutional State. The works identify these trends and manifestations in order to develop alternatives and remedies to solve the current negation process that classical liberties are involved, from the point of view of philosophy, policy, and dogmatic.

This book launches a debate on the need to evaluate criminal policies and, what is more complex and ambitious, to develop an evaluation method. The contributions address topics such as the general methodology for evaluating public policy, preparing criminal statistics, and analyzing costs, cost-effectiveness and cost benefits. Additionally, the work explores the state of affairs in various countries including Spain, Sweden, USA, Germany and in the EU. It also examines issues such as the relationship between legislative evaluation and criminal principles and the constitutional courts’ control over criminal acts.

This book explores the emergence of an ius puniendi outside state criminal law and beyond international criminal law. The study connects with the reflections that have been made for some years in global law studies, showing how this trend also has a clear manifestation in the field of criminal law. The analysis begins by mapping out the different manifestations of this new global criminal regulation. This includes very diverse areas, ranging from judicial cooperation to the problems involved in the application of criminal sanctions in failed states, or investigations carried out on the internet. New sanctioning systems are also studied, such as the debarment regime of the World Bank or the sanctions in the hands of international sports federations. It is a question of discovering all criminal law – understood in a broad sense – that lies outside the confines of the state.

Since their creation, the European Union and the Council of Europe have worked to harmonise the justice systems of their member states. This project has been met with a series of challenges. European Criminal Law offers a compelling insight into the development and functions of European criminal law. It tracks the historical development of European criminal law, offering a detailed critical analysis of the criminal justice systems responsible for its implementation. While the rapid expansion and transnationalisation of criminal law is a necessary response to the growing numbers of free movement of persons and goods, it has serious implications for the rights of European citizens and needs to be balanced with rights protections. With its close analysis of secondary legislation and reliance on a wide variety of original sources, this book provides a thorough understanding of European Criminal Law and the institutions involved.

Argentina’s new Civil and Commercial Code Código Civil y Comercial de la Nación has led to the adoption of a number of modern institutions in several branches of law. This book provides a review of them identifying the basic legal sources and concepts of Argentinian law as it stands today. It offers an up-to-date, systematic, and critical rendition of the principal branches of the law and provides the necessary historical background. With twelve chapters written by Argentinian experts in their respective fields of law, this is the ideal starting point for research whenever a question of Argentinian law must be answered. The authors clearly explain the legal customs, provisions, and rules arising in the following areas: - sources and history; – constitutional law; – administrative law; – law of the persons; – legal persons; – family law; – contract law; – law of property; – inheritance law; – criminal law; – procedural law; and – private international law. A detailed bibliography follows each chapter. This concise and practical guide is sure to provide interested parties with a speedy and reliable opening to whatever aspect of Argentinian law they need to research. It will be welcomed by practicing lawyers, business people, government officials, academic researchers, and law stu dents interested in an overview of Argentinian law and institutions.

​The art world has been discovered by criminals as an effective way for money laundering and other clandestine activities on an international level. Unfortunately, in most countries investigators, prosecutors, judges, and regulatory agencies are not equipped to accurately detect, investigate and prosecute this type of criminal activity. Also, regulation and international laws and treaties involving the art world have many loopholes that can potentially lead to the laundering of large sums of money. This book provides a bird’s eye view of novel ways in which money laundering happens through illegal activities involving art. It can serve as a guide for law enforcement, prosecutors, judges, and others involved in efforts to curb money laundering and financing of terrorism, revealing why somehow new techniques used by criminals have been neglected by law enforcement in most countries. Drawing from his own experience with the matter in both Brazil and in the United States, the author makes a case for broader institutional and regulatory improvement, extending beyond mere regulation of the art market.