"Measures considered included the possibility of joint policing in a defined area along both sides of the Irish border, and the harmonisation of law enforcement procedures as between Northern Ireland and the Republic," the government papers reveal.
Integration: the EU may provide incentives and support for measures taken by Member States to promote the integration of legally resident third-country nationals; EU law makes no provision for the harmonisation of national laws and regulations, however.
Many of the countries have not realigned their national policies and laws with the CRC, although OECS Model Family Legislation has been produced to assist countries with the harmonisation of national laws with the CRC.
Ndulo, Muna, "The Need for the Harmonisation of Trade Laws in the Southern African Development Community (SADC)" (1996).
This puts huge emphasis on goodwill between countries and the harmonisation of existing laws to make it easier for investigators to cross international boundaries.
The Convention will have to pave the way for a Constitution which establishes the respective competences of the institutions and includes the founding values underlying our Union as well, but it will also have to represent an essential stage in terms of the harmonisation of the laws of our countries, not least in judicial matters.
It should not be forgotten, however, that the harmonisation of criminal law, or indeed of any other kind of law, must not merely mean that everyone is brought down to the same level, or that differences are eradicated to the detriment of national traditions, customs and needs.
This goes to the heart of wider debates about the harmonisation of European law – heck, why not go global even?
The constitution provides for the harmonisation of criminal law and sentencing for certain serious crimes with cross-border implications, such as corruption and drug-trafficking.
