Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Understanding the law on intoxicated offending. Principle, pragmatism and legal culture Journal Article
    Loughnan, Arlie ; Gless, Sabine (2016)
    In: Journal of International & Comparative law, 3(2), pp. 345-373
    Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: culpability Criminal law
  2. A special offence of intoxication for English law: A comparative perspective Journal Article
    Mohr, Angelika (2015)
    In: Anglo-German Law Journal, pp. 95-135
    Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Defenses (criminal law) Mistake (criminal law) Comparative law Criminal law: culpability Criminal act Common law Sentences
  3. 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
  4. 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
  5. 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
  6. 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)
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  7. 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
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  8. 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
  9. Problems of transferred malice in multiple-actor scenarios Journal Article
    Bohlander, Michael (2010)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 74(2), pp. 145-162
    Comparative law Criminal intent Criminal law: complicity Mistake (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: theory
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  10. May a state torture suspects to save the life of innocents? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2008)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 6(2), pp. 261-287
    Torture Excuse (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Law enforcement Criminal investigation Terrorism Duress International law Comparative law Human rights Crime prevention
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  11. Intentional killings. The German law Contribution
    du Bois-Pedain, Antje (2007)
    In: Horder, Jeremy (Eds.), Homicide law in comparative perspective, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (The criminal law library, 6), pp. 55-81
    Offenses against the person Duress Justification (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Provocation
  12. The “La Belle” trial: the sentencing of a terrorist bomber under the German penal code Journal Article
    Hoffmann, Philipp (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(3), pp. 667-687
    Terrorism Criminal law: complicity Homicide Sentences Defenses (criminal law) Trials: particular
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  13. Bad torture - good torture? What international criminal lawyers may learn from the recent trial of police officers in Germany Journal Article
    Jessberger, Florian (2005)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 3(5), pp. 1059-1073
    Criminal procedure Torture Law enforcement Police International law Criminal interrogation Offenses against the person Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: culpability
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  14. Mistake of law in Germany. Opening up Pandora's box Journal Article
    Youngs, Raymond (2000)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 64(3), pp. 339-344
    Mistake (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Administrative law and procedure Criminal law: culpability
  15. The dogmatic structure of criminal liability in the general part of the draft Israeli penal code : a comparsion with German law Journal Article
    Roxin, Claus (1996)
    In: Israel Law Review, 30(1-2), pp. 60-81
    Common law Criminal law: theory Evidence: criminal law Strict liability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: complicity Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Penology Mistake (criminal law)
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