Literature on German Criminal Law

Germany Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2023)
In: Caeiro, Pedro; Costa, Miguel João; De Snaijer, Janneke; Gless, Sabine; Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Theodorakakou, Georgia (Eds.), Elgar encyclopedia of crime and criminal justice, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham

Criminal law Criminal law: theory Criminal law: omission Criminal intent Mistake (criminal law) Negligence, Criminal Criminal law: culpability Causation Criminal law: complicity Corporations: criminal liability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Legal good Sanctions, Criminal Criminal procedure Judiciary
Witness evidence in pre-trial and trial procedure Contribution
Jackson, John D.; Weigend, Thomas (2022)
In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 260-299

Evidence: criminal law European Court of Human Rights Criminal investigation Witnesses Human rights Comparative law Inquisitorial system Adversarial system
Corporate responsibility in Germany Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2021)
In: Ghanayim, Khalid; Shany, Yuval (Eds.), The quest for core values in the application of legal norms. Essays in honor of Mordechai Kremnitzer, Springer, Cham, pp. 103-119

Corporations: criminal liability Persons Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Corporations: officers European Union and national law (relationship) Law reform Criminal procedure
Exclusion without trial? Exclusion of evidence and abbreviated procedures Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2021)
In: Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 7(1), pp. 247-271

Comparative law Evidence: criminal law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining

Open Access
Negotiated case dispositions in Germany, England and the United States Contribution
Turner, Jenia Iontcheva; Weigend, Thomas (2020)
In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 389-427

Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Prosecutorial discretion
The suspect as a source of information Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2020)
In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 11-28

Comparative law Admissions and confessions Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Legal history Criminal interrogation Evidence: criminal law
Mobile phones as a source of evidence in German criminal procedure Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2019)
In: (Eds.), Essays in Honor of Masahito Innouye, , Tokyo, pp. 877-894

Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Communications and mass media Data protection Right of privacy Electronic surveillance Criminal investigation Search and seizure Computers Electronics Information storage and retrieval systems Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure)
Truth in criminal law and procedure: the erosion of a fundamental value Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2019)
In: Juridica International, pp. 28-36

Criminal procedure Criminals Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law
The potential to secure a fair trial through evidence exclusion. A German perspective Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2019)
In: Gless, Sabine; Richter, Thomas (Eds.), Do exclusionary rules ensure a fair trial? A comparative perspective on evidentiary rules, Springer, Cham, (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, volume 74), pp. 61-92

Criminal procedure Comparative law Evidence: criminal law Due process of law Admissions and confessions

Open Access
No news is good news: criminal sentencing in Germany since 2000 Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2016)
In: Crime & Justice, 45(1), pp. 83-106

Sanctions, Criminal Sentences Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Alternative criminal sanctions Arrest, detention and bail
If robots cause harm, who is to blame? Self-driving cars and criminal liability Journal Article
Gless, Sabine ; Silverman, Emily ; Weigend, Thomas (2016)
In: New Criminal Law Review, 19(3), pp. 412-436

Artificial intelligence Criminal law: culpability Negligence, Criminal Strict liability
Assuming that the defendant is not guilty: the presumption of innocence in the German system of criminal justice Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2014)
In: Criminal Law and Philosophy, 8(2), pp. 285-299

Criminal procedure Evidence Arrest, detention and bail
The constitutionality of negotiated criminal judgments in Germany Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas ; Turner, Jenia Iontcheva (2014)
In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 81-105

Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion Legislation Judgments

Open Access
Problems of attribution in international criminal law. A German perspective Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas (2014)
In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 12(2), pp. 253-266

International criminal law Criminal law: complicity International criminal courts and tribunals
Germany Contribution
Weigend, Thomas (2013)
In: Ligeti, Katalin (Eds.), Towards a prosecutor for the European Union, Volume 1: A comparative analysis, Hart, Oxford, (Modern studies in European law, 34), pp. 264-306

Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Evidence: criminal law Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure)