8-9 April 2009 - Crossing Borders: Promoting Regional Law Enforcement Cooperation

European, Australian and Asia-Pacific Perspectives
Finkel Theatre, The John Curtin School of Medical Research,
Building 131 – ANU, Garran Rd, Acton ACT 0200

On Tuesday, 07.04.2009 between 5.30 – 6.30 pm there will be a Reception at the National Europe Centre, 1, Liversidge Street, ANU.
Hosted by the National Europe Centre, Research School of Humanities,Australian National University (ANU)

Financially supported by the European Union, as part of the National Europe Centre work-program, and the Australian Research Council Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security at ANU and Griffith University.

Conference Aims

The aim of the Conference is to bring together academics, public policy and legal practitioners and law enforcement officials from Europe, Australia and the Asian-Pacific region to review and discuss the pressing problems impeding cross-border policing and law enforcement. The Conference will provide opportunities to review common problems and to explore innovative solutions from around the world. The program will include plenary and concurrent sessions.

Venue: Finkel Theatre, John Curtin School of Medical Research, and Sparke Helmore Theatre, ANU Campus.
Keynote Speakers include:
Professor Cyrille Fijnaut, Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Professor Michael Levi, University of Cardiff
Mr Keith Bristow QPM, Chief Constable, Warwickshire Police and Chair of G8 Law Enforcement Group
 
Conference Themes
Abstracts are invited for papers exploring the broad spectrum of current, emerging or future trends in cross-border policing and law enforcement. Papers will be drawn from theoretical, policy and practical perspectives.
The Organising Committee invites papers on the following topics inter alia:

  • History of Police Cooperation
  • Proactive Investigation, Controlled Operations and ‘Scenario’ Techniques
  • Emerging Forms of Cross Border Crime
  • Covert Policing and Accountability
  • Information & Communications Technology: Ethics, Law and Human Rights Perspectives
  • EUROPOL, INTERPOL and CRIMTRAC
  • Mutual Assistance, Extraordinary Rendition and Extradition, Agency to Agency Cooperation Agreements
  • Cooperation between EU member states under the Schengen agreement
  • Promoting Harmonisation and Mutual Recognition: Substantive and Procedural
  • Cross Border Organised Crime, e.g. human trafficking and money laundering
  • European Criminal Law and Procedure
  • Case studies from Australia, Europe and Asia-Pacific: Bali 9, Mokbel, Haneef, Thomas