THE PRINCIPLE OF MULTILINGUALISM IN THE EU CRIMINAL LAW : THEORETICAL AND PRACTICAL ASPECTS
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Abstract
This article analyses the significance of the multilingualism and discloses the content of this concept as well as the issues arising by ensuring the equality of 24 official languages within the territory of the European Union with particular regard to criminal law. Recognising that, due to the differences in the legal systems and the linguistic diversity of the official languages of Member States, it is not always possible to transpose EU laws into national legal systems by implementing uniform equivalents for the terms used in EU directives and regulations in the same way ensuring the uniform application of EU law. Moreover, the principle of legal certainty is the prerequisite for a fair criminal justice system in all European jurisdictions requiring clear rules in order to be able to foresee the possible outcomes of the behavior. Therefore, examining the cases when is necessary to consider not only wording of legal acts but also the context in which it occurs and the objectives pursued by the rules of which it is, the article highlights the issues between multilingualism and legal certainty.
Keywords: multilingualism, legal certainty, uniform interpretation of EU law, definition of criminal activity.
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