The main objectives of co-operation in Civil and Criminal Law are the following:

• The simplification of the lives of European citizens [IT] through the setting up of judicial provisions which are homogeneous or compatible with each other so as to guarantee full use of the "Judicial Service" throughout European Union territory,



• Establishment of an Effective constraint on illegal activities.

• The European Judicial Area [IT]



• Essential history [IT]



• Fundamental texts [IT]



• European Union Institutions [IT]



• The European Union's decision-making process [IT]
  
  
  • The judicial instruments involved in the cooperation process [IT]
  
  
  
  • The Council of Ministers of Justice and Internal Affairs [IT]
  
  
  
• The bodies involved in co-operation and co-ordination [IT]



• The European Union's programmes in the Justice sector [IT]



• Community Harmonisation and Brief Description of Aspects of the Italian Legal System



• The rights of the European citizen [IT]