Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Criminal liability of political decision-makers in Germany Contribution
    Zimmermann, Frank (2017)
    In: Zimmermann, Frank (Eds.), Criminal liability of political decision-makers. A comparative perspective, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 91-118
    Criminal law: constitutional aspects Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the state Sanctions, Criminal Government liability Courts Criminal procedure
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  2. Sentencing thresholds in German criminal law and practice. Legal and empirical aspects Journal Article
    Harrendorf, Stefan (2017)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 28(3), pp. 501-539
    Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Administrative Parole and probation Judicial statistics Punishment, Purposes of Law reform
    DOI
  3. Criminal sanctions against corporations Contribution
    Ransiek, Andreas (2016)
    In: Paha, Johannes (Eds.), Competition law compliance programmes: an interdisciplinary approach, Springer, Cham, pp. 123-134
    Corporations: criminal liability Corporations: liability Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: corrupt practices
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  4. 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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  5. 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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  6. Trial and error - a critique of the new German draft code for a genuine corporate criminal liability Journal Article
    Rübenstahl, Markus ; Brauns, Christian (2015)
    In: German Law Journal, 16(4), pp. 871-886
    Corporations: criminal liability Codes and codification Law reform Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminal procedure
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    Open Access
  7. A civil asset recovery model – the German perspective and european human rights Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2015)
    In: Rui, Jon (Eds.), Non-conviction-based confiscation in Europe. Possibilities and limitations on rules enabling confiscation without a criminal conviction, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht. S, Strafrechtliche Forschungsberichte, 146), pp. 69-109
    Sanctions, Criminal Restitution and unjust enrichment Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) Criminal law: culpability Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions Human rights European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Punishment, Proportionality of
  8. Criminal law after National Socialism : the Renaissance of natural law and the beginnings of penal reform in West Germany Contribution
    Gödecke, Petra (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 270-301
    Criminal law Law reform Social policy and reform Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of Punishment, Theories of Sanctions, Criminal Legal positivism Natural law National Socialism Military government Colleges and universities Bar associations
  9. 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
  10. Sentencing and prison practices in Germany and the Netherlands Journal Article
    Subramanian, Ram ; Shames, Alison (2014)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 27(1), pp. 33-45
    Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Prisons and imprisonment
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  11. Crime and punishment in early modern Germany. Courts and adjudicatory practices in Frankfurt am Main, 1562 - 1696 Book
    Boes, Maria R. (2013)
    ISBN 9781409431473, Ashgate, Farnham
    Legal history Trials: particular Criminal procedure Sanctions, Criminal Minorities Antisemitism Homosexuality Races Gender and gender identity Women Discrimination
  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. Contradictions in German penal practices: the long goodbye from the rehabilitation principle Contribution
    Dollinger, Bernd ; Kretschmann, Andrea (2013)
    In: Ruggiero, Vincenzo; Ryan, Mick (Eds.), Punishment in Europe. A critical anatomy of penal systems, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 132-156
    Punishment, Purposes of Penology Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Prisons and imprisonment
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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. What is in a name? Preventive detention in Germany in the shadow of European Human Rights Law Journal Article
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Morgenstern, Christine ; van Zyl Smit, Dirk (2012)
    In: The Criminal Law Review, 2012(3), pp. 167-187
    Constitutional law Courts Sentences Arrest, detention and bail European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Human rights Criminal law: theory Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminals Judgments Mental health Comparative law