Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Legal and empirical aspects of cybercrime in Germany Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes (2017)
    In: Hugo, Charl; Möllers, Thomas (Eds.), Transnational impacts on law: perspectives from South Africa and Germany, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 371-380
    Computer crimes Empirical research Criminal policy Criminal law
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  2. Two cultures of punishment Journal Article
    Kleinfeld, Joshua (2016)
    In: Stanford Law Review, 68(5), pp. 933-1036
    Punishment, Purposes of Sentences Comparative law Crime Criminals Rehabilitation of criminals Recidivism Parole and probation Capital punishment Criminal policy
  3. Plea bargaining and disclosure in Germany and the United States. Comparative Lessons Journal Article
    Turner, Jenia Iontcheva (2016)
    In: William & Mary Law Review, 57(4), pp. 1549-1596
    Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Evidence: criminal law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Criminal policy
  4. German exceptionalism? An empirical analysis of 20 years of law and order legislation Journal Article
    Wenzelburger, Georg ; Staff, Helge (2016)
    In: Politics & Policy, 44(2), pp. 319-350
    Criminal policy Empirical research Criminology Judicial statistics Prisons and imprisonment Sentences Sociology Legislation
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  5. Donations granted amongst “friends” in public office - kindness or corruption? - there ain't no such thing as a free lunch Journal Article
    Niehaus, Holger (2016)
    In: German Law Journal, 17(1), pp. 41-51
    Offenses against the state Offenses committed in public office Criminal law Criminal policy Administrative law and procedure
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    Open Access
  6. “I don't take this man to be my lawfully wedded husband”: considering the criminal offense of “forced marriage” and its potential impact on the lives of girls and young women with migrant backgrounds in Germany Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2015)
    In: German Law Journal, 16(4), pp. 845-869
    Offenses against personal liberty Marriage Women Emigration and immigration Human rights Statutes Evidence Criminal policy
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    Open Access
  7. From Marx to Majewski: a review of the law on voluntary intoxication in the former German Democratic Republic Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2015)
    In: Livings, Ben; Reed, Alan; Wake, Nicola (Eds.), Mental condition defences and the criminal justice system. Perspectives from law and medicine, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 275-294
    Comparative law Socialist criminal law Defenses (criminal law) Inter-German relations Criminal law: culpability Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Criminal policy Legal history
  8. The protection of state interests and the constitutional order in German criminal law Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2015)
    In: Glaser, Henning (Eds.), Norms, interests, and values. Conflict and consent in the basic constitutional order, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (CPG Series of Comparative Constitutional Law, Politics and Governance, ), pp. 55-74
    Offenses against the state Protection of the state Criminal law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Criminal policy Civil rights Defamation
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  9. Welfare and justice : the battle over Gerichtshilfe in the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Rosenblum, Warren (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 158-181
    Legal history Criminal policy Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment
  10. Changes in criminal law in German late modernity Contribution
    Sack, Fritz ; Schlepper, Christina (2014)
    In: Body-Gendrot, Sophie (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of European criminology, Routledge, London, pp. 337-352
    Criminal policy Criminal law: theory Legal history Law reform
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  11. Theories of criminalization Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2014)
    In: Dubber, Markus; Hörnle, Tatjana (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 679-701
    Legal good Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Criminal law: constitutional aspects Criminal law: culpability Constitutional law Constitutional courts
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  12. Stalking – a criminological Perspective Journal Article
    Höffler, Katrin (2013)
    In: Kyushu University Legal Research Bulletin, 2013(3), pp. 1-11
    Offenses against the person Empirical research Criminal statistics Victims Criminology Criminal policy
  13. 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
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  14. The incapacitation of the dangerous offender: criminal policy and legislation in the Federal Republic of Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2012)
    In: Duker, Marius; Malsch, Marijke (Eds.), Incapacitation. Trends and new perspectives, Routledge, Ashgate, pp. 39-61
    Arrest, detention and bail Criminal policy Criminals Recidivism Punishment, Purposes of Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Sentences Legislation European Court of Human Rights Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics
  15. The untenable situation of German criminal law: against quantitative overloading, qualitative overcharging, and the overexpansion of criminal justice Journal Article
    Krey, Volker ; Windgätter, Oliver (2012)
    In: German Law Journal, 13(6), pp. 579-605
    Courts Criminal procedure Criminal policy Law reform Judgments Judiciary
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