Nulla Poena Sine Lege Parlamentaria? Democratic Legitimacy and European Penal Law
Introduction: Questioning the Democratic Legitimacy of European Penal Law In Western political systems it is elemental that legislation must have a democratic source in order to be legitimate. Above all, democratic legitimacy is regarded as important with reference to penal legislation, since penal power is paradigmatically the most intrusive form of political power. Therefore, it is generally ack
