Don't forget to check back for definitions of legal terms for other areas of criminal law. (tomrees.ca)
Drug offences constitute a very large area of criminal law. (lslaw.ca)
However, Article 1 (3) of that Directive states that the Directive will not apply to, amongst others, «activities concerning public security, defence, State security -LRB-...) and the activities of the State in areas of criminal law». (europeanlawblog.eu)