Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
    In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246
    Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
  2. The criminal justice system in Germany Contribution
    Enescu, Rasluca ; Leszczynska, Aneta ; Momsen, Carsten (2023)
    In: Mbuba, Jospeter (Eds.), Comparative criminal justice. International trends and practices, Rowman & Littlefield Publishers, Lanham, pp. 185-201
    Police Judiciary Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Prisons and imprisonment Penology Alternative criminal sanctions Sanctions, Criminal Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: juveniles
  3. Judicial law-making 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 (2023)
    In: International Journal for the Semiotics of Law - Revue internationale de Sémiotique juridique
    Judge-made law Comparative law Interpretation and construction Judiciary Judgments
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    Open Access
  4. Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2023)
    In: Caeiro, Pedro; Costa, Miguel João; De Snaijer, Janneke; Gless, Sabine; Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Theodorakakou, Georgia (Eds.), Elgar encyclopedia of crime and criminal justice, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham
    Criminal law Criminal law: theory Criminal law: omission Criminal intent Mistake (criminal law) Negligence, Criminal Criminal law: culpability Causation Criminal law: complicity Corporations: criminal liability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Legal good Sanctions, Criminal Criminal procedure Judiciary
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  5. CJEU: Germany’s public prosecution authorities cannot be regarded as a “judicial authority” with regard to EAWs—the truth or a misconstrual of the legal reality? Journal Article
    Glaser, Sebastian ; Hartmann, Sarah (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 650-660
    Prosecuting and public attorney Court of Justice of the European Union Arrest, detention and bail Judiciary Executive power European Law: general European Law: criminal law and procedure European Union and national law (relationship) Comparative law
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  6. “In the name of the people” Contribution
    Machura, Stefan ; Rennig, Christoph (2021)
    In: Diamond, Shari; Hans, Valerie; Ivković, Sanja; Marder, Nancy (Eds.), Juries, lay judges, and mixed courts. A Global perspective, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152-173
    Juries and lay judges Courts Legal history Judiciary Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Empirical research Law reform
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  7. Germany Contribution
    Paiusco, Sara (2021)
    In: Paiusco, Sara (Eds.), Nullum Crimen Sine Lege, the European Convention on Human Rights and the Foreseeability of the Law, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 360-394
    Judge-made law Retroactive laws Treaties Interpretation and construction Comparative law Mistake (criminal law) Criminal law: theory Traffic violations Judiciary
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  8. Country report “Germany” Contribution
    Böse, Martin ; Bröcker, Maria (2021)
    In: Bröcker, Maria; Böse, Martin; Schneider, Anne (Eds.), Judicial protection in transnational criminal proceedings, Springer, Cham, (Legal Studies in International, European and Comparative Criminal Law, 5), pp. 93-148
    Judiciary Rule of law European Law: criminal law and procedure International judicial assistance Foreign judgments Extradition Criminal procedure: appeal Judicial review International law Jurisdiction (international law) Administrative law and procedure
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  9. Formalism versus pragmatism – a comparative legal and empirical analysis of the German and Dutch criminal justice systems with regard to effectiveness and efficiency Journal Article
    Hofmann, Robin (2021)
    In: Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 28(4), pp. 452-478
    Comparative law Criminal procedure Administration of justice Sociology Judiciary Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Prosecuting and public attorney Evidence: criminal law Sentences Sanctions, Criminal
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  10. Sentencing in US-American jurisdictions. A commentary from a German perspective Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 183-190
    Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judiciary Penology
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  11. Could an independent judiciary be a counterbalance to the erosion of european principles of criminal law? Contribution
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2018)
    In: Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (Eds.), Autonomie für eine dritte Gewalt in Europa / Autonomy for a third power in Europe. Transferaufgabe für aufgeklärte Gesellschaften der Vernunft / A transfer task for enlightened and rational European societies, BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe Gesellschaft versus Recht, ), pp. 159-173
    Judiciary Separation of powers Executive power Rule of law European Law: criminal law and procedure
  12. Michael Kohlhaas or the Germans and their Law Journal Article
    Jung, Heike (2014)
    In: Oñati Socio-Legal Series, 4(6), pp. 1124-1132
    Law in literature Jurisprudence Judiciary
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  13. The untenable situation of German criminal law: against quantitative overloading, qualitative overcharging, and the overexpansion of criminal justice Journal Article
    Krey, Volker ; Windgätter, Oliver (2012)
    In: German Law Journal, 13(6), pp. 579-605
    Courts Criminal procedure Criminal policy Law reform Judgments Judiciary
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  14. "Justice must be seen to be done" Journal Article
    Jung, Heike (2012)
    In: Nordisk Tidsskrift for Kriminalvidenskab, 99(1), pp. 65-76
    Judiciary Judicial process Trials Communications and mass media Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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  15. Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik ; Burchard, Christoph ; Kotzurek, Natalie ; Rauber, Jochen ; Vogel, Joachim (2010)
    In: Cape, Ed; Namoradze, Zaza; Smith, Roger; Spronken, Taru (Eds.), Effective criminal defence in Europe, Intersentia, Antwerp, (Ius commune Euopaeum, 87), pp. 253-319
    European Union and national law (relationship) Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Arrest, detention and bail Judiciary Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Administration of justice Legal aid Criminal investigation Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure: appeal Bar associations