For over a century states have co-operated in providing evidence for use in civil trials in other countries. The growth of international crimes such as drug-trafficking, money-laundering, terrorism, and insider-trading now pose a substantial threat to the economies and stabilities of states, and governments and international organizations have been quick to expand past civil law experience into a variety of responses - both diplomatic and institutional - to the new international crimes. This new edition draws on recent international events, new legislation, and important developments under the aegis of the EC, but retains an important awareness of both civil and criminal dimensions. It will be a useful book to litigation professionals, legislators, and policy-makers.
Author Biography
David McClean regularly works as an adviser to the Commonwealth Secretariat, work which relates to international co-operation both in civil justice and in the fight against international organised crime. He is Dean of the Faculty of Law at the University of Sheffield, having joined the Department after studying at Oxford. He was Pro-Vice-Chancellor of the University from 1991 to 1996. Professor McClean is the country's leading expert in civil aviation law and also a leading private international lawyer.
