Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Circumstances precluding wrongfulness in Russian and German criminal law Journal Article
    Yakovleva, Olga ; Shamne, Anton (2018)
    In: SHS Web of Conferences, pp. 1-4
    Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Comparative law
    DOI
    Open Access
  2. "Till death us do part". Homicide defenses for women in abusive relationships - similar problems-different responses in Germany and Australia Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2017)
    In: Violence against women, 23(10), pp. 1177-1204
    Domestic or gender-based violence Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Comparative law Homicide
    DOI
  3. Dignity, rights, and the role of consent in German criminal law Journal Article
    Kapsaski, Ifigeneia (2017)
    In: San Diego Law Review, 54(2), pp. 401-422
    Justification (criminal law) Criminal law: theory Civil rights Human rights
  4. Combating terrorism at the expense of innocent people. A criminal law perspective Journal Article
    Taferner, Jutta (2016)
    In: Studia Iuridica, pp. 33-50
    Terrorism Homicide Victims Justification (criminal law) Criminal law: theory Defenses (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law)
  5. Germany Contribution
    Ambos, Kai ; Bock, Stefanie (2016)
    In: Bohlander, Michael; Reed, Alan; Wake, Nicola (Eds.), Consent. Domestic and comparative perspectives, Routledge, New York [u.a.], (Substantive issues in criminal law, ), pp. 262-279
    Justification (criminal law) Mistake (criminal law) Euthanasia Abortion Offenses against the person Medical laws and legislation Offenses against property
  6. Necessity/duress Contribution
    Neumann, Ulfrid (2014)
    In: Dubber, Markus; Hörnle, Tatjana (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 583-606
    Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Duress
  7. Germany Contribution
    Ambos, Kai ; Bock, Stefanie (2014)
    In: Bohlander, Michael; Reed, Alan (Eds.), General defences in criminal law. Domestic and comparative perspectives, Ashgate, Farnham, (Substantive issues in criminal law, ), pp. 227-239
    Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: theory Criminal procedure Mistake (criminal law) Duress Insanity
  8. Justification or excuse? The collision of positive duties in German criminal law Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Till (2014)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 78(3), pp. 263-276
    Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Criminal law: omission Philosophy Defenses (criminal law)
    DOI
  9. Manifest illegality and the ICC Superior Orders Defense. Schuldtheorie mistake of law doctrine as an article 33 (1)(c) Panacea Journal Article
    Ansermet, Lydia (2014)
    In: Vanderbilt Journal of Transnational Law, 47(5)
    Mistake (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Rome Statute Law, Methodology of
  10. Amtsgericht Köln (County Court of Cologne) Judgment no 528 Ds 30/11 and Landgericht Köln (District Court of Cologne) judgment no 151 Ns 169/11 Journal Article
    Bohlander, Michael (2013)
    In: Oxford Journal of Law and Religion, 2(1), pp. 217-218
    Justification (criminal law) Offenses against the person Freedom of religion Constitutional law Parents and children Mistake (criminal law) Physicians
    DOI
  11. When consent is not enough. Gangs, public policy and criminal law in Germany Journal Article
    Pues, Anni (2013)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 77(4), pp. 296-298
    Justification (criminal law) Criminal policy Offenses against the person
    DOI
  12. Kill or be killed. Another look at Erdemović Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2012)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 10(5), pp. 1219-1237
    Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) International criminal law
    DOI
  13. The constitution of criminal law: justifications, policing and the state’s fiduciary duties Journal Article
    Thorburn, Malcolm (2011)
    In: Criminal Law and Philosophy, 5(3), pp. 259-276
    Criminal law Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Terrorism Legislation Police Criminal law: theory
    DOI
  14. When the bough breaks – defences and sentencing options available in battered-women and similar scenarios under German criminal Law Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2011)
    In: Reed, Alan (Eds.), Loss of control and diminished responsibility. Domestic, comparative and international perspectives, Ashgate, Farnham, pp. 247-270
    Defenses (criminal law) Sentences Women Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Homicide Offenses against the person Comparative law
  15. Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2010)
    In: Dubber, Markus; Heller, Kevin (Eds.), The handbook of comparative criminal law, Stanford Law Books, Stanford, pp. 252-287
    Criminal law Legal history Criminal law: theory Punishment, Theories of Criminal law: culpability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the person Sexual offenses Offenses against property