An International Conference
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
Map reference: http://campusmap.anu.edu.au/displaymap.asp?grid=cd32
and
Sparke Helmore Theatres 1 and 2, ANU College of Law
Please note that there is a 10 minute walk between the theatres.
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.
Dates: 8th - 9th of April 2009
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 etc
Conference Powerpoints
Law Enforcement Response to Trafficking in Women and Children: A European Perspective
Mr Aysel Allahverdiyeva
University College Dublin, Ireland
Cross Border Terrorism: The Link between Malaysia Militant Group (KMM) & Jemaah Islamiyah (JI) - Connection and the Implications for Regional Security
Mr Mohd Mizan Aslam and Associate Professor Jim Veitch
Victoria University of Wellington, New Zealand
Transferability of Police Cooperation Strategies: The Case of European Union Joint Investigation Teams
Mr Ludo Block
Vrije Universiteit, Amsterdam, The Netherlands
Securing Australian Maritime Ports: Assessing the Importance of Third Party Partnerships
Mr Russell Brewer
Australian National University
Organised Crime and Triads in HK and PR China
Professor Rod Broadhurst
Australian National University
Tackling Cybercrime in Contemporary Society – The Necessity of Establishing a Pre-Warning System
Mr Yao-chung (Lennon) Chang
Australian National University
Case Study Relating to the Arrest and Extradition of Antonios (Tony) Sajih Mokbel
Detective Sergeant James Gerard Coghlan and Detective Inspector Bernie Edwards
Victoria Police, Australia
Mutual Assistance in Criminal Matters
Ms Shannon Cuthbertson
Attorney-General’s Department, Australia
Law in Order: Interpreting Australian Anti-Terrorism Legislation
Dr Janet Ransley and Ms Susan Donkin
Griffith University, Australia
Enhancing ADF-Police Cooperation on Peace and Stability Operations
Captain Damian Eaton
Australian Defence Force Investigative Service
German-French Police Cooperation through the Common Centre
Detective Chief Inspector Oliver Felsen
Landeskriminalamt Baden-Württemberg, Germany
The Globalization of Police and Judicial Cooperation: Driving Forces, Institutional Frameworks and Political Dilemmas
Professor Cyrille Fijnaut
Tilburg University, The Netherlands
Policing Indigenous People in the NPY Lands
Professor Jenny Fleming
University of Tasmania
Coordination of Large Scale Transnational Law Enforcement Operations, Including the Execution of Simultaneous Extradition and Mutual Legal Assistance
Ms Susanna Ford
Attorney-General’s Department, Australia
Law Enforcement Cooperation in Trafficking in Persons Cases: Obstacles and Opportunities
Dr Anne Gallagher and Mr Paul Holmes
Cyber-Crime and International Law Enforcement Cooperation
Mr Neil Gaughan
Australian Federal Police
Trust and Trust Building in International Policing Operations: An Asian Pacific Perspective
Professor Andrew Goldsmith and Ms Vandra Harris
University of Wollongong, Flinders University, Australia
Regionalism and Cooperation against Transnational Crime and Terrorism in Asia
Professor Sandy Gordon
Australian National University
Managing Human Rights & Covert Methods in Transnational Criminal Investigations
Associate Professor Clive Harfield
University of Wollongong
Glocal Policing: The Conjunction of the “Global” and “Local” in Policing
Mr Frans Heeres
Head of the Regional Police Force for Mid and West Brabant, The Netherlands
Jurisdiction under the Defence Force Discipline Act 1982
Wing Commander Ian Scott Henderson
Royal Australian Air Force
A Study on the Effectiveness of Extradition within the ASEAN Region
Ms Ciara Henshaw
Attorney General’s Department, Australia
Comparison of European and Australian Cross-Border Enforcement Strategies: An Evaluation of Police Cooperation Strategies in the Light of Human Rights and Security Concerns
Ms Saskia Hufnagel
Australian National University
Police to Police Assistance: The Death Penalty and Implications of Reform
Mr Ramzi Jabbour
Australian Federal Police
Mutual Legal Assistance Treaties in the EU and the Dual Criminality Principle Issue: Key Elements and Challenges from the Example of Money Laundering and Tax Evasion
Mr Kevin Jestin
Aix-Marseille University, France
The Nordic Police Cooperation
Police Superintendent Maren Eline Kleiven
Norwegian Police Service
Cross Border Cooperation in Measures against Fraud
Professor Michael Levi
Cardiff University, Wales
The Emergence of Community Policing Networks
Dr Katina Michael
University of Wollongong
The Legality of Diplomatic Assurances / Memoranda of Understanding under International Human Rights Law
Mr Christopher Michaelsen
University of New South Wales
Counter-terrorism Interviewing and Investigative Interoperability: R v ul-Haque [2007] NSWSC 1251.
Dr Mark Nolan
Australian National University
Picking up the Pieces - Are Victims’ Rights Taken Seriously when Law Enforcement Co-operates across Borders?
Mr Michael O’Connell
Commissioner for Victims’ Rights (South Australia)
The ECJ case law strengthens the EU Penal Area
Ms Vanessa Ricci
Universite Libre de Bruxelles, Belgium
International and Regional Perspectives on Piracy
Professor Gerry Simpson
University of Melbourne
Crossing Borders in Cyberspace: Online Offending & Extradition
Dr Gregor Urbas
Australian National University
Trust and Data Mining: Case Study of Total information Awareness as a Moral Panic
Ms Elea Wurth
Australian Tax Office
Enquiries should be directed to:
National Europe Centre
Australian National University
1, Liversidge Street
Building 67a
Canberra
Acton ACT 0200
Tel.: +61 2 6125 8100
Fax: +61 2 6125 9976
Email: borders@anu.edu.au
Organising Committee:
Professor Simon Bronitt (ANU)
Professor Andrew Goldsmith (University of Wollongong)
Associate Professor Clive Harfield (University of Wollongong)
Professor Mark Finnane (Griffith University)
Ms Saskia Hufnagel (ANU)
Conference Registration Fees (GST inclusive)
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Conference registration from 31 January 2009 |
Full registration |
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$550.00 |
Student/Concession |
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$200.00 |
Day registration |
$300.00 |
Day registration Student/Concession |
$80.00 |
Conference dinner |
$100.00 |
Welcome reception |
Included in Registration |
Please use the registration form to give us notice of your attendance and to submit abstracts and papers.
About the National Europe Centre, ANU
Established in 2001, the mission of the National Europe Centre is to promote research and dialogue across the broad range of disciplines embraced by European Studies. The Centre seeks to enhance understanding between Europe, the European Union and Australia around the principal areas of research, education, and public outreach.
http://www.anu.edu.au/NEC/index.php
About ARC Centre for Excellence in Policing and Security
The Australian Research Council (ARC) Centre of Excellence in Policing and Security (CEPS) was established by the ARC in 2007 to boost policing and security research capacity in Australia amid the growing complexity and internationalisation of transnational crime in the post 9/11 environment. CEPS is headquartered at Griffith University in Brisbane, with research partners at The Australian National University, The University of Queensland and Charles Sturt University.
http://ceps.edu.au/
RNSA and CEPS Workshop: Click here to view preliminary program
The theme of this year’s workshop is Covert Policing.
7 April, 2009.
The workshop addresses the application of covert surveillance techniques in policing and their social implications. The workshop solicits papers from cross-disciplinary fields including: police/intelligence studies, criminology, criminal justice, information and communication technologies, ethics, law, human rights and public administration.
Recent advances in information and communication technologies (ICT) have enabled sophisticated surveillance of people, their property and spaces, both public and private. In most cases and in most jurisdictions, police traditionally require judicial warrants or some form of independent authorisation to track and monitor subjects and objects by use of surveillance devices. The advent of new technologies and the pace of technological innovation invariably outstrips the capacity of the law to regulate this field. In many jurisdictions the laws governing covert policing are patchy and in some places completely unregulated. In the new climate of national security, human rights considerations can be sidelined, with law enforcement agencies gaining wide access to personal details such as mobile phone records and Internet Service Provider (ISP) records. To preserve public confidence in the system, there is a need to maintain high levels of compliance with domestic legal requirements and international human rights standards.
Infiltration of organised cross border criminal networks also requires more sophisticated evidence-gathering techniques. These techniques include as proactive operations using ‘reverse stings’ or controlled deliveries, as well as covert interviewing by undercover police and informers. These new techniques are not always subject to legal regulation, raising both ethical and legal questions. In an era of increased international police cooperation across borders, there is a pressing need to explore how these new law enforcement technologies and techniques may be more effectively coordinated and managed, while at the same time maintaining public confidence in law enforcement.
Papers are invited to address:
- the use of new and old information and communication technologies and their application in covert policing
- analysis of appropriate laws dealing with surveillance in given jurisdictions and international comparative studies
- the role of oversight mechanisms, such as warrants, guidelines and reporting practices in the use of surveillance by law enforcement agencies
- issues of privacy, ethics, human rights and the social implications of covert surveillance techniques
- other associated areas of expertise.
Participants presenting at the workshop will be expected to produce a written paper beforehand for circulation. Selected papers will be subject to a peer review process and published in hardcopy proceedings edited by Simon Bronitt (ANU), Clive Harfield and Katina Michael (UOW).
An initiative supported by RNSA and CEPS.
