The subject European Union Criminal Law introduces students to the concept, terms and basic features of development of EU criminal law and its position within the EU legal system.EU powers in the field of criminal law after the entry into force of the Lisbon Treaties are being considered mechanisms of the impact of EU criminal law on the legal systems of individual Member States and emphasis is placed on the significance of the direct effect and advantage of EU law over national criminal law. Special emphasis was also placed on criminal law cooperation in the EU by considering the principle of mutual recognition and certain forms of criminal cooperation such as the European Arrest Warrant, the European Investigation Warrant and Joint investigation teams. The bodies of criminal law cooperation in the European Union are analyzed and considered; European Public Prosecutor, Eurojust, Europol, OLAF and the European Judicial Network. The content of the course includes the processing of the following specific topics: 1. Roots, institutional system and legal framework of criminal law cooperation in the EU 2. Changes to the institutional framework of "European Judicial Cooperation" introduced by the Treaty of Lisbon 3. Mutual recognition between Member States in criminal matters 4. Institutions and mechanisms for police and judicial cooperation (role of Eurojust, Europol, European Public Prosecutor 5. Protection of the EU's financial interests 6. The role of the Court of Justice in the field of EU criminal law

After completing the course the student will be able to: 1. Define basic terms and concepts of EU criminal law, Explain the historical development of criminal law cooperation in the EU, Describe the mechanisms of the impact of EU law on national criminal justice systems, Compare the importance of the principle of direct effect and the principle of priority of the application of EU law in relation to the domestic criminal justice system, Evaluate the success of the reform of the Croatian criminal justice system when transposing individual EU directives, Evaluate the success of existing models of judicial cooperation in criminal matters,