Harmonization of Laws

Harmonization of laws in Law Enforcement

Main Entry: Law Enforcement in the Legal Dictionary. This section provides, in the context of Law Enforcement, a partial definition of harmonization of laws.

Resources

See Also

• Law Enforcement Officer
• Police Work
• Law Enforcement Agency

Further Reading

• harmonization of laws in A Dictionary of Law Enforcement (Oxford University Press)
• harmonization of laws in the Encyclopedia of Law Enforcement
• A Treatise on the Police of the Metropolis

Meaning of Harmonization of Laws

In the context of Europe, and according to A Dictionary of Law, the following is a definition of Harmonization of Laws : The process by which member states of the EU make changes in their national laws, in accordance with *Community legislation, to produce uniformity, particularly relating to commercial matters of common interest. The Council of the European Union has, for example, issued directives on the harmonization of company law and of units of measurement.

Compare approximation of laws.