Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Room for improvement: A critical assessment of 20 years of the code of crimes against international law in Germany from an NGO perspective Journal Article
    Kaleck, Wolfgang ; Schüller, Andreas (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 857-870
    International criminal law Victims Private prosecution Jurisdiction Offenses committed in public office Torture Law reform Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Economic crimes and offenses
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  2. A short history of prosecuting crimes under international law in Germany Journal Article
    Jeßberger, Florian (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 779-792
    International criminal law Genocide Crimes against humanity War crimes Jurisdiction National Socialism Dictatorship Offenses committed in public office
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    Open Access
  3. The development of the German criminal regulations against corruption in the public sector Contribution
    Dölling, Dieter (2023)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Höly, Kristina; Mitra, Subrata; Pohlmann, Markus; Trombini, Maria (Eds.), Organizational crime, Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 65-92
    Legal history Criminal law Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Public officials and employees Offenses committed in public office European Union Offenses against the state Judicial statistics
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  4. The law of Damals, the Verbrecherstaat and postwar German justice Contribution
    Douglas, Lawrence (2022)
    In: Burghardt, Boris; Jeßberger, Florian; Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), Strafrecht und Systemunrecht. Festschrift für Gerhard Werle zum 70. Geburtstag, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, pp. 569-579
    National Socialism Offenses committed in public office Military tribunals (international) Crimes against humanity Genocide Crimes against peace Antisemitism Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular Retroactive laws Transitional justice Homicide Criminal law: complicity
  5. Criminal liability for corruption offenses Journal Article
    Lykhova, Sofiia Ya.; Lysko, Tetiana D.; Kosilova, Olha I.; Kyrychenko, Oleh V.; Shamara, Oleksandr V. (2022)
    In: Informatologia, 55(1-2), pp. 76-97
    Comparative law Economic crimes and offenses Offenses committed in public office Treaties
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    Open Access
  6. Leniency programs – a model to cope with the past? Contribution
    Eisele, Jörg (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. 85-98
    Offenses committed in public office Sentences Evidence: criminal law Criminal investigation Mitigation Witnesses Judicial discretion
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  7. 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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  8. Democracy, Nazi trials, and transitional justice in Germany, 1945-1950 Book
    Pendas, Devin O. (2020)
    ISBN 9781139021074, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
    National Socialism Dictatorship Criminal law Offenses committed in public office Succession of states Inter-German relations Trials: particular Military tribunals (international) International criminal law Crimes against humanity Amnesty and pardon Military occupation Transitional justice Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism
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  9. Political decision-making and the phenomenon of elite corruption Contribution
    Heinrich, Bernd (2017)
    In: Zimmermann, Frank (Eds.), Criminal liability of political decision-makers. A comparative perspective, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 323-334
    Offenses committed in public office Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: corrupt practices Offenses against the state Sociology
  10. 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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  11. 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
  12. Law on a slanted globe Journal Article
    Wilke, Christiane (2015)
    In: Social & Legal Studies, 24(4), pp. 555-576
    Transitional justice Criminal law: complicity Offenses committed in public office Reception of law International Criminal Court (ICC)
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  13. Political corruption as a regulatory problem in Germany Journal Article
    Wolf, Sebastian (2013)
    In: German Law Journal, 14(9), pp. 1627-1638
    Economic crimes and offenses Offenses against the state Offenses committed in public office Law reform Treaties
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    Open Access
  14. The Fujimori judgment: a president's responsibility for crimes against humanity as indirect perpetrator by virtue of an organized power apparatus Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2011)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 9(1), pp. 137-158
    International criminal law Crimes against humanity Criminal law: complicity Executive power Offenses committed in public office Criminal procedure
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  15. Modernization of the German anti-corruption criminal law: the next steps Journal Article
    Wolf, Sebastian (2007)
    In: German Law Journal, 8(3), pp. 295-302
    Economic crimes and offenses Public officials and employees Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the state Law reform
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    Open Access