Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Universal jurisdiction and international crimes in German courts – recent steps towards exercising the principle of complementarity after the entry into force of the Rome Statute Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M.; Petrossian, Gurgen (2021)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 11(2), pp. 242-263
    Jurisdiction Exterritoriality Jurisdiction (international law) International criminal law Criminal policy Rome Statute Legal history Judgments Crimes against humanity Terrorism War crimes
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  2. Proportionality paradigm or paradox? The proportionality principle in American and German security law jurisprudence Contribution
    Miller, Russell A. (2021)
    In: Billis, Emmanouil; Knust, Nandor; Rui, Jon (Eds.), Proportionality in crime control and criminal justice, Hart, Oxford, pp. 181-205
    Jurisprudence National security Civil rights Human rights Philosophy Judgments Criminal policy Comparative law
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  3. Autonomy and the right to (end one’s?) life: a German perspective Contribution
    Momsen, Carsten ; Schwarze, Mathis (2021)
    In: Forster, Charles; Herring, Jonathan; O'Neill, Clayton; Tingle, John (Eds.), Routledge handbook of global health rights, Routledge, London, pp. 332-347
    Suicide Euthanasia Homicide Legal good Trials: particular Judgments Jurisprudence Civil rights Mental health Medical ethics Law reform
  4. Desecration of corpses in relation to § 8(1) no. 9 German Code of Crimes against International Law (VStGB): the judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof ) of July 27, 2017–3 StR 57/17 Journal Article
    Bergmann, Vanessa ; Blenk, Franziska ; Cojger, Nathalie (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 276-287
    Trials: particular Judgments International criminal law Death War crimes Humanitarian law Rome Statute War Interpretation and construction Exterritoriality
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  5. Germany Contribution
    Akinrinade, Babafemi (2021)
    In: Akinrinade, Babafemi (Eds.), Atrocity crimes, atrocity laws and justice in Africa, Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, pp. 266-270
    International criminal law Genocide Crimes against humanity Terrorism Jurisdiction Trials: particular Judgments
  6. Argumentation and legal interpretation in the criminal decisions of the Polish Supreme Court and the German Federal Court of Justice: a comparative view // Argumentation and Legal Interpretation in the Criminal Decisions of the Polish Supreme Court and the German Federal Court of Justice: A Comparative View Journal Article
    Małolepszy, Maciej ; Głuchowski, Michał (2021)
    In: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique, pp. 1-19
    Interpretation and construction Comparative law Judge-made law Legal positivism Judicial process Judgments
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  7. Developments in German criminal law: speed merchant or murderer? The Ku’Damm road race case and the new criminal legislation regulating illegal motor racing Journal Article
    Davaanyam, Khulan ; Wolff, Franziska ; Khalaf, Ranya (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 288-302
    Traffic violations Traffic accidents Homicide Offenses against the person Administrative offenses Criminal intent Judgments Sentences Law reform
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  8. Developments in German criminal law: the urgent issues regarding prolonged pre-trial detention in Germany Journal Article
    Jung, Sina ; Petrick, Carolin ; Schiller, Eva Maria; Münster, Lukas (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 303-314
    Arrest, detention and bail Courts Liberty Criminal procedure Judgments
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  9. Principles of German criminal procedure Book
    Bohlander, Michael (2021)
    ISBN 9781509935338, Hart Publishing, Oxford
    Criminal procedure Criminal law: constitutional aspects Due process of law Courts Judgments Criminal investigation Trial practice Evidence: criminal law Sentences Appeal
  10. Crimes committed by a state and culpability – can the perpetrators “at the bottom” of the organization be held culpable? Contribution
    Nestler, Cornelius (2020)
    In: Eisele, Jörg (Eds.), Past and future. Transitional justice versus traditional criminal justice? : Ways of dealing with past conflicts and past autocracies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Beiträge zum Strafrecht - Contributions to Criminal Law, ), pp. 37-48
    Criminal law: complicity Offenses committed in public office Criminal law: theory Judgments Genocide Crimes against humanity Holocaust / Shoah
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  11. Preventive detention in Germany and Europe Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin ; Morgenstern, Christine (2020)
    In: Felthous, Alan; Sass, Henning (Eds.), Diagnosis and treatment, Wiley-Blackwell, Hoboken, (The Wiley international handbook on psychopathic disorders and the law, Volume I), pp. 87-106
    Arrest, detention and bail Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Criminal law: culpability Recidivism Legal history Comparative law European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Judgments Mental health
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  12. 300,000 counts of aiding and abetting murder Journal Article
    Bernhart, Fabian ; Tanner, Alexander ; Ahmad, Falaq ; Galvano, Joyce ; Herde, Tanja (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 743-755
    Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Antisemitism Genocide Homicide Judgments National Socialism Prisoners of war and internees Holocaust / Shoah
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  13. Limiting procedural rights during police interrogation in terror crimes: a comparative analysis of European and U.S. laws and suggestions to Turkish law Journal Article
    Soyaslan, Gülen (2020)
    In: Journal of Penal Law & Criminology, 8(1), pp. 143-168
    Civil rights Terrorism Comparative law Criminal interrogation Judgments
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  14. Criminal enforcement Contribution
    Magnus, Dorothea (2019)
    In: Hofmann, Franz; Kurz, Franziska (Eds.), Law of remedies : a European perspective, Intersentia, Cambridge, pp. 133-150
    Law enforcement Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judgments Sanctions, Criminal Victims Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Criminal procedure: appeal European Union and national law (relationship)
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  15. 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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