Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Overuse in the Criminal Justice System in Germany Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Cirener, Gabriele ; Boetticher, Axel ; Feest, Johannes (2019)
    In: Jendly, Manon; Kempen, P. (Eds.), Overuse in the criminal justice system. On criminalization, prosecution and imprisonment = Le recours excessif au systéme de justice pénal aux sanctions et poursuites pénales et à la détention, Intersentia, Cambridge, pp. 333-362
    Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Crime Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Prosecuting and public attorney Parole and probation Arrest, detention and bail Criminology Empirical research Prisons and imprisonment Psychiatric / mental institution Penology
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  2. The German public prosecutor as (no) judicial authority within the meaning of the European arrest warrant: a case note on the CJEU’s judgment in OG (C-508/18) and PI (C 82/19 PPU) Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2019)
    In: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 10(4), pp. 399-407
    European Law: general Prosecuting and public attorney Arrest, detention and bail Court of Justice of the European Union Separation of powers
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  3. The acquittal (after pretrial detention) – A rare but fascinating phenomenon of the criminal justice system Journal Article
    Kurlemann, Peter J.; Kinzig, Jörg (2019)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 27(4), pp. 346-362
    Arrest, detention and bail Trials Judgments Judicial statistics Empirical research Criminology
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  4. Alternative enforcement mechanisms in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 365-395
    Criminal law: theory Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Parole and probation Victims Criminal procedure Arrest, detention and bail Police Sanctions, Administrative
  5. Preventive detention in German criminal law Journal Article
    Kaspar, Johannes (2016)
    In: Peking University Law Journal, 4(1), pp. 79-100
    Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Crime prevention Punishment, Purposes of Recidivism Criminals European Court of Human Rights Judgments
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  6. 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
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  7. Constitutional limits on life imprisonment and post-sentence preventive detention in Germany Contribution
    Dessecker, Axel (2016)
    In: Appleton, Catherine; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (Eds.), Life imprisonment and human rights, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (Oñati international series in law and society, ), pp. 411-434
    Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Constitutional law Parole and probation
  8. Germany Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Dudeck, Manuela ; Dünkel, Frieder (2014)
    In: Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Dudeck, Manuela; Dünkel, Frieder (Eds.), Long-term imprisonment and human rights, Routledge, London, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, 21), pp. 180-197
    Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Sentences Arrest, detention and bail Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment Judicial statistics
  9. 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
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  10. The new German provisions on preventive detention Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Till (2013)
    In: The Art of Crime, pp. 1-9
    Arrest, detention and bail Legislation Law reform Retroactive laws
  11. Country report Germany Contribution
    Böse, Martin ; Wahl, Thomas (2013)
    In: Albers, Pim; Beauvais, Pascal; Bohnert, Jean-François; Böse, Martin; Langbroek, Philip; Renier, Alain; Wahl, Thomas (Eds.), Towards a common evaluation framework to assess mutual trust in the field of EU judicial cooperation in criminal matters. Final report, Ministerie van Veiligheid en Justitie, Den Haag
    Criminal law Constitutional law Jurisprudence Punishment, Proportionality of Arrest, detention and bail European Law: criminal law and procedure European Law: Area of freedom, security and justice European Union and national law (relationship) Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Extradition Judicial statistics
  12. Secure preventive detention in Germany: incapacitation or treatment intervention? Journal Article
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin (2013)
    In: Behavioral sciences & the law, 31(3), pp. 312-27
    Arrest, detention and bail Punishment, Purposes of Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Sentences Psychiatric / mental institution Crime prevention Retroactive laws Mental health Recidivism
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  13. The ECHR and the German system of preventive detention : an overview of the current legal situation in Germany Contribution
    Kinzig, Jörg (2013)
    In: Caianiello, Michele (Eds.), Preventing danger. New paradigms in criminal justice, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, pp. 71-95
    Sanctions, Non-criminal Arrest, detention and bail Criminals European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Judicial statistics Law reform
  14. 'From Strasbourg, with love'- preventive detention before the German Federal Constitutional Court and the European Court of Human Rights Journal Article
    Michaelsen, Christopher (2012)
    In: Human Rights Law Review, 12(1), pp. 148-167
    Arrest, detention and bail Retroactive laws Constitutional law Constitutional courts European Court of Human Rights Judgments
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  15. 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