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  1. Consensual proceedings - German perspective Contribution
    Dzik, Anna W.; Faber, Mirko (2023)
    In: Pawelec, Szymon (Eds.), Consensual procedures in criminal law. Comparative perspective, Peter Lang, Berlin, (Ius, Lex et Res Publica, 25), pp. 251-274
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Admissions and confessions Victims Conciliation and mediation
  2. Miscarriages of justice in Germany Contribution
    Leuschner, Fredericke ; Rettenberger, Martin (2023)
    In: Robins, Jon (Eds.), Murder, wrongful conviction and the law. An international comparative analysis, Routledge, London, (Routledge contemporary issues in criminal justice and procedure, ), pp. 37-52
    Offenses against the administration of justice Criminal procedure Restitution and unjust enrichment Excuse (criminal law) Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Evidence: criminal law Admissions and confessions Witnesses
  3. 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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  4. Report on the comparative conference on criminal procedure at Bielefeld University, interrogation, confession, and truth, 21 – 22 May 2019 Contribution
    Westermann, Alexandra ; Newerla, Matthias (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 209-214
    Comparative law Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Data protection Police Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  5. Self-incrimination privilege and interrogation. A German and comparative view Contribution
    Ransiek, Andreas (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 151-182
    Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Police Evidence: criminal law Comparative law Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  6. Contemporary problems of the right to remain silent in Germany Contribution
    Eidam, Lutz (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 49-60
    Admissions and confessions Comparative law Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Offenses against the administration of justice Data protection
  7. The suspect as a source of information Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 11-28
    Comparative law Admissions and confessions Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Legal history Criminal interrogation Evidence: criminal law
  8. Eliminating Schmiergeld. Lessons learnt from the enforcement of foreign anti-bribery laws in the United States and Germany Journal Article
    van Genugten, Jesse (2019)
    In: Georgetown Law Journal, pp. 767-793
    Economic crimes and offenses Offenses against the state Legal history Judicial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions Corporations: corrupt practices Corporations: criminal liability Comparative law
  9. The potential to secure a fair trial through evidence exclusion. A German perspective Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2019)
    In: Gless, Sabine; Richter, Thomas (Eds.), Do exclusionary rules ensure a fair trial? A comparative perspective on evidentiary rules, Springer, Cham, (Ius Gentium: Comparative Perspectives on Law and Justice, volume 74), pp. 61-92
    Criminal procedure Comparative law Evidence: criminal law Due process of law Admissions and confessions
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    Open Access
  10. A civil asset recovery model – the German perspective and european human rights Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2015)
    In: Rui, Jon (Eds.), Non-conviction-based confiscation in Europe. Possibilities and limitations on rules enabling confiscation without a criminal conviction, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht. S, Strafrechtliche Forschungsberichte, 146), pp. 69-109
    Sanctions, Criminal Restitution and unjust enrichment Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) Criminal law: culpability Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions Human rights European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Punishment, Proportionality of
  11. Negotiated agreements and open communication in criminal trials. The viewpoint of the defense Journal Article
    König, Stefan ; Harrendorf, Stefan (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 65-79
    Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Prosecuting and public attorney Admissions and confessions
    DOI
    Open Access
  12. Consensual elements in German criminal procedural law Journal Article
    Bittmann, Folker (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 15-42
    Admissions and confessions Judicial process Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Sentences Criminal procedure: appeal
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    Open Access
  13. Germany: balancing truth against protected constitutional interests Contribution
    Gless, Sabine (2013)
    In: Thaman, Stephen (Eds.), Exclusionary Rules in Comparative Law, Springer Netherlands, Dordrecht, pp. 113-142
    Evidence: criminal law Comparative law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Search and seizure Right of privacy Admissions and confessions Criminal interrogation
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  14. The Gäfgen judgment of the European Court of Human Rights: on the consequences of the threat of torture for criminal proceedings Journal Article
    Ast, Stephan (2010)
    In: German Law Journal, 11(12), pp. 1393-1406
    European Court of Human Rights Torture Judgments Evidence: criminal law Admissions and confessions
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    Open Access
  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