Reflections on the internationalization and regionalization of criminal policy – towards global views of criminal law theory

Abstract

ABSTRACT The introductory article of Raimo Lahti starts with the description of Finnish–Chinese colloquia on criminal law 2016–2022, i.e. the cooperation in criminal sciences between the Peking University and the University of Helsinki. The author continues with the analysis of trends towards internationalization and regionalization of criminal policy and criminal justice – more generally, towards global law. The need of comparative criminal law is emphasized. The author's examples are mostly from the Nordic countries and Finland. He also prioritizes the examination of criminal law theory in transition and invites to express global views on criminal law theory.