Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The German abortion law Journal Article
    Wörner, Liane (2023)
    In: Acta Universitatis Szegediensis. (FORVM) Acta Juridica et Politics, 80(1), pp. 263-288
    Abortion Criminal law Medical laws and legislation Legal history Law reform
  2. Pre-trial detention in Germany: A liberal approach, but not for all Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2023)
    In: Hammerschick, Walter; Morgenstern, Christine; Rogan, Mary (Eds.), European perspectives on pre-trial detention, Routledge, London, pp. 81-100
    Arrest, detention and bail Legal history Judicial statistics Law reform European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights
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  3. Insane offenders, dangerous criminals, criminal responsibility and security measures: the positivist criminology network and the reform of criminal law in imperial Germany Journal Article
    Härter, Karl (2023)
    In: GLOSSAE. European Journal of Legal History, pp. 67-94
    Legal history Insanity Legal positivism Law reform Criminals Criminal law: culpability Codes and codification Psychology Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatric / mental institution
    Open Access
  4. “Your honor is not my honor”: Disenfranchisement and rehabilitation as a political battleground from the war to the end of the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 172-205
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Legal history Civil rights Amnesty and pardon Law reform National Socialism Antisemitism Races
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  5. “The blessing of the war”: World War I as a chance for rehabilitation Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 153-171
    Rehabilitation of criminals War Sanctions, Criminal Amnesty and pardon Civil rights Military law and armed forces Legal history
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  6. “The chain of dishonor”: Petitioning for rehabilitation in imperial Germany Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 125-152
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Records Amnesty and pardon Legal history
    Open Access
  7. Political offenders vs. common criminals: challenging the distinction Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 82-124
    Legal history Political crimes Civil rights Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Offenses against the state Socialism Sedition
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  8. Institutions of honor: A leveling society searching to protect its institutions Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 48-81
    Sanctions, Criminal Military law and armed forces Legal history Codes and codification Social policy and reform Law reform Civil rights
    Open Access
  9. “Rights of citizenship are conditional rights”: Disenfranchisement, honor, and trust in the criminal codes before German unification Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 19-47
    Legal history Codes and codification Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Citizenship Offenses against the administration of justice Rehabilitation of criminals
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  10. 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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  11. Collateral consequences of criminal conviction in the United States and Germany Contribution
    Corda, Alessandro ; Kaspar, Johannes (2022)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 392-437
    Sanctions, Criminal Comparative law Legal history Common law
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  12. The turn to confession bargaining in German criminal procedure: Causes and comparisons with American plea bargaining Journal Article
    Langbein, John H. (2022)
    In: The American Journal of Comparative Law, 70(1), pp. 139-161
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Legal history Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions
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  13. Domestic violence against male same-sex partners in the EU with special reference to refugee and migrant gay men in Germany Book
    Naik, Yeshwant (2022)
    ISBN 9783030868062, Springer, Cham
    Domestic or gender-based violence Refugees Emigration and immigration Homosexuality Legal history International law European Court of Human Rights Court of Justice of the European Union
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  14. Feminism, science, and politics of infanticide in Wilhelmine Germany Journal Article
    Jackson, S. E. (2022)
    In: Monatshefte, 114(1), pp. 1-23
    Homicide Feminism Women Children Social policy and reform Legal history
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  15. Quasi-criminal enforcement mechanisms in Germany: Past and present Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2022)
    In: Franssen, Vanessa; Harding, Christopher (Eds.), Criminal and quasi-criminal enforcement mechanisms in Europe. Origins, concept, future, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (Hart studies in European criminal law, 16), pp. 41-66
    Legal history Sanctions, Administrative Corporations: criminal liability
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