Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
    In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246
    Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
  2. Artificial intelligence and sentencing from a human rights perspective Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes ; Harrendorf, Stefan ; Butz, Felix ; Höffler, Katrin ; Sommerer, Lucia ; Christoph, Stephan (2023)
    In: Simoncic, Katja; Zavrsnik, Ales (Eds.), Artificial intelligence, social harms and human rights, Palgrave Macmillan, Cham, (Critical Criminological Perspectives, ), pp. 3-34
    Sentences Artificial intelligence Comparative law Treaties: particular European Court of Human Rights Judgments Human rights Administration of justice Retroactive laws Right of privacy Data protection Discrimination
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  3. Self-administration or practitioner administration? The scope of future German assisted dying legislation Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2023)
    In: Medical law review, 31(1), pp. 141-157
    Euthanasia Suicide Judgments Human rights Constitutional law Criminal law Offenses against the person Medical laws and legislation Malpractice Self determination Physicians Comparative law Law reform
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  4. The principle of legality of crimes in Colombia and Germany: Difference in similarity? Contribution
    Barco, Gustavo Emilio Cote (2023)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Martínez, José (Eds.), Göttingen Handbook on Latin American public law and criminal justice, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, pp. 325-348
    Criminal law: theory Comparative law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Codes and codification Judgments
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  5. Judicial law-making in the criminal decisions of the Polish Supreme Court and the German Federal Court of Justice: A comparative view Journal Article
    Małolepszy, Maciej ; Głuchowski, Michał (2023)
    In: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique
    Judge-made law Comparative law Interpretation and construction Judiciary Judgments
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    Open Access
  6. Germany Contribution
    Kayacan, Derya Nur (2022)
    In: Kayacan, Derya (Eds.), The right to die with dignity. How far do human rights extend?, Springer International Publishing AG, Cham, (European Union and Its Neighbours in a Globalized World Series, 6), pp. 120-129
    Suicide Euthanasia Human rights Civil rights Judgments European Court of Human Rights Self determination Medical ethics
  7. Cultural and religious diversity and German criminal law Contribution
    Tellenbach, Silvia (2022)
    In: Bashīrīyeh, Bozorgmehr (Eds.), Be yād-e Manṣūr – Bozorgdāshtnāme-ye duktur Manṣūr Raḥmdel, ostād-e faqīd-e ʻolūm-e ǧenāi-ye Īrān, , Teheran, pp. 571-599
    Religion Minorities Criminal law Judgments Emigration and immigration Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Parents and children Witnesses Evidence: criminal law
  8. The German penal catalogue for fan misbehaviour in football: a model for other countries? Journal Article
    Winskowski, Philipp (2022)
    In: International Journal of Sport Policy and Politics, 14(1), pp. 71-91
    Sport Associations and societies Empirical research Courts Judgments Sanctions, Administrative
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  9. Assisted suicide in Germany: the landmark ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court of February 26, 2020 Journal Article
    Göken, Hanna ; Zwießler, Franziska (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 661-671
    Suicide Euthanasia Criminal law Medical laws and legislation Medical ethics Judgments Law reform
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    Open Access
  10. The criminal liability of corrections officers in German prisons: the landmark decision of the Federal Court of Justice from November 28, 2019 (2 StR 557/18) Journal Article
    Hartmann, Luisa ; Munzert, Johannes (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 625-636
    Prisons and imprisonment Judgments Negligence, Criminal Punishment, Purposes of Penology
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    Open Access
  11. Sovereign immunity from a comparative perspective: the case of Germany Contribution
    Oeter, Stefan (2022)
    In: Bismuth, Régis; Rusinova, Vera; Starzhenetskiy, Vladislav; Ulfstein, Geir (Eds.), Sovereign immunity under pressure, Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 29-52
    Government liability Customary law, International Judgments Constitutional law
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  12. Consensual exchanges in German criminal procedure: the practice of negotiated judgments and the crown-witness regulation Contribution
    Schertel Mendes, Francisco (2021)
    In: Schertel Mendes, Francisco (Eds.), Leniency policies in the prosecution of economic crimes and corruption, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 150-213
    Economic crimes and offenses Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Evidence: criminal law Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Criminal procedure Sentences Judgments
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    Open Access
  13. The right to assisted dying: constitutional jurisprudence and its impact in Canada, Germany and Austria Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2021)
    In: ICL Journal, 15(3), pp. 291-318
    Suicide Homicide Euthanasia Criminal law Medical ethics Criminal policy Judgments Comparative law
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  14. Collateral killings of civilians: reflecting recent German judgments on co-responsibility for foreign drone attacks Contribution
    Eser, Albin (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. 237-257
    Judgments International law War War crimes Human rights Defenses (criminal law) Violence Military law and armed forces
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  15. Universal jurisdiction and international crimes in German courts – recent steps towards exercising the principle of complementarity after the entry into force of the Rome Statute Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M.; Petrossian, Gurgen (2021)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 11(2), pp. 242-263
    Jurisdiction Exterritoriality Jurisdiction (international law) International criminal law Criminal policy Rome Statute Legal history Judgments Crimes against humanity Terrorism War crimes
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