Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The cultural limits of formalism and uniformity in the German Penal Code Journal Article
    Boyne, Shawn Marie (2012)
    In: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Research Paper, pp. 1-43
    Empirical research Criminology Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Federalism and federal system
    DOI
  2. A judge by another name? Comparative perspectives on the role of the public prosecutor Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2012)
    In: Luna, Erik (Eds.), The prosecutor in transnational perspective, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 377-391
    Prosecuting and public attorney Comparative law Judges Police Criminal investigation Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion Criminal law: theory Sentences
  3. Evidentiary barriers to conviction in cases of domestic violence: comparative analysis of Scottish and German criminal procedure Journal Article
    Wutz, M. C. (2011)
    In: Aberdeen Student Law Review, pp. 76-98
    Comparative law Domestic or gender-based violence Evidence: criminal law Prosecutorial discretion Victims Witnesses
  4. Absprachen in German criminal trials Contribution
    Altenhain, Karsten (2010)
    In: Thaman, Stephen (Eds.), World plea bargaining. Consensual procedures and the avoidance of the full criminal trial, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, pp. 157-179
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Judgments Admissions and confessions Sentences Law reform Legislation
  5. Prosecutors as judges Journal Article
    Luna, Erik ; Wade, Marianne (2010)
    In: Washington and Lee Law Review, 67(4), pp. 1413-1532
    Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Adversarial system Common law Inquisitorial system Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Comparative law
  6. Uncertainty and the search for truth at trial. Defining prosecutorial 'objectivity' in German sexual assault cases Journal Article
    Boyne, Shawn Marie (2010)
    In: Washington and Lee Law Review, 67(4)
    Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Prosecutorial discretion Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law Sexual offenses
    DOI
  7. The decay of the inquisitorial ideal. Plea bargaining invades German criminal procedure Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2008)
    In: Jackson, John (Eds.), Crime, procedure and evidence in a comparative and international context. Essays in honour of Professor Mirjan Damaška, Hart Publishing, Oxford, pp. 39-64
    Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion
  8. A comparative view of judicial supervision of prosecutorial discretion Journal Article
    Ma, Yue (2008)
    In: Criminal Law Bulletin, 44(1), pp. 3-27
    Comparative law Prosecutorial discretion Judiciary Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judges
  9. International core crimes, universal jurisdiction and § 153f of the German Criminal Procedure Code: a commentary on the decisions of the Federal Prosecutor General and the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court in the Abu Ghraib/Rumsfeld case Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2007)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 18(1), pp. 43-58
    International criminal law Jurisdiction Criminal procedure Law reform Prosecutorial discretion Rome Statute Judicial review
    DOI
  10. Police and prosecutions: Vanishing differences between practices in England and Germany Journal Article
    Jasch, Michael (2004)
    In: German Law Journal, 5(10), pp. 1207-1216
    Police Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: theory Comparative law Law reform
    DOI
    Open Access
  11. The forgotten freedom. September 11 as a challenge for European legal principles Book
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2003)
    ISBN 3830505434, Berliner Wiss.-Verl., Berlin
    Comparative law National Socialism Criminal law: constitutional aspects Prosecutorial discretion Private security services Admissions and confessions Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure
  12. Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg ; Teske, Raymond H.C. (2000)
    In: Barak, Gregg (Eds.), Crime and crime control. A global view, Greenwood Press, Westport, (A world view of social issues, ), pp. 29-48
    Statistics Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Sanctions, Criminal Arrest, detention and bail Victims Criminal investigation Penology Empirical research
  13. Criminal prosecution: Developments, trends and open questions in the Federal Republic of Germany Journal Article
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2000)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 8(3), pp. 245-256
    Criminal procedure Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: theory Police Empirical research
  14. Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2000)
    In: Kilchling, Michael; Vander Beken, Tom (Eds.), The role of the public prosecutor in the European criminal justice systems, Koninklijke Vlaamse Academie van België voor Wetenschappen en Kunsten, Brussel, pp. 73-93
    Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Criminal procedure Victims Judicial statistics
  15. German criminal justice as a guide to American law reform. Similar problems, better solutions? Journal Article
    Frase, Richard S.; Weigend, Thomas (1995)
    In: Boston College International and Comparative Law Review, 18(2), pp. 317-360
    Judiciary Administration of justice Courts Criminal procedure Prosecuting and public attorney Search and seizure Criminal interrogation Evidence: criminal law Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Sentences Appeal Due process of law Victims Comparative law