Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The rights of (minor) victims of sexual violence in German criminal procedure Contribution
    Rostalski, Frauke (2023)
    In: Scicluna, Charles; Wijlens, Myriam (Eds.), Rights of alleged victims in penal proceedings, Nomos, Baden-Baden, pp. 243-260
    Sexual offenses Victims Children Criminal procedure Law reform Civil suit (criminal procedure) Private prosecution Criminal procedure: appeal Witnesses Limitation of actions
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  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. Cultural and religious diversity and German criminal law Contribution
    Tellenbach, Silvia (2022)
    In: Bashīrīyeh, Bozorgmehr (Eds.), Be yād-e Manṣūr – Bozorgdāshtnāme-ye duktur Manṣūr Raḥmdel, ostād-e faqīd-e ʻolūm-e ǧenāi-ye Īrān, , Teheran, pp. 571-599
    Religion Minorities Criminal law Judgments Emigration and immigration Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Parents and children Witnesses Evidence: criminal law
  4. Witness evidence in pre-trial and trial procedure Contribution
    Jackson, John D.; Weigend, Thomas (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. 260-299
    Evidence: criminal law European Court of Human Rights Criminal investigation Witnesses Human rights Comparative law Inquisitorial system Adversarial system
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  5. Better to explain or to testify? The position of the accused as a source of oral evidence in a criminal trial in a comparative perspective Journal Article
    Kuczyńska, Hanna (2021)
    In: Comparative Law Review, pp. 47-77
    Witnesses Evidence: criminal law Criminal procedure Comparative law Common law Civil law Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure)
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  6. Ethical decisions between the conflicting priorities of legality and group loyalty: scrutinizing the “Code of Silence” among volunteer firefighters with a vignette-based factorial survey Journal Article
    Kleinewiese, Julia ; Graeff, Peter (2021)
    In: Deviant Behavior, 42(10), pp. 1228-1241
    Empirical research Psychology Crime Witnesses Professions Associations and societies
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  7. Prosecutors and Trials Contribution
    Heinze, Alexander (2021)
    In: Gold, Russell; Levine, Kay; Wright, Ronald (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of prosecutors and prosecution, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 116-152
    Comparative law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Prosecuting and public attorney Trial practice Evidence: criminal law Juries and lay judges Witnesses Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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  8. The protection of victims of crime beyond the domain of criminal procedure. Key findings from an explorative study in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2021)
    In: Firstová, Jana (Eds.), Zločin a trest v 21. století. Aktuální témata trestní politiky a trestního práva. Pocta Heleně Válkové, IFBM, Praha, pp. 147-161
    Victims Criminology Witnesses Restorative justice Civil procedure
  9. 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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  10. Comparative approaches to criminal procedure. Transplants, translations, and adversarial-model reforms in European Criminal Process Contribution
    Grande, Elisabetta (2019)
    In: Brown, Darryl; Hörnle, Tatjana; Turner, Jenia; Weisser, Bettina (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal process, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 66-88
    Criminal procedure Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Criminal investigation Evidence: criminal law Witnesses Juries and lay judges Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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  11. Monitoring the trial of Onesphore R. before the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt Journal Article
    Bülte, Nicolai ; Grzywotz, Johanna ; Römer, Tobias ; Wolckenhaar, Leonard (2015)
    In: German Law Journal, 16(2), pp. 285-314
    Jurisdiction International criminal law Criminal procedure Genocide Trials: particular Criminal law: complicity Witnesses Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence
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    Open Access
  12. Giving victims a voice. On the problems of introducing victim impact statements in German criminal procedure Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2013)
    In: German Law Journal, 14(9), pp. 1889-1908
    Victims Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Witnesses
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    Open Access
  13. The problems and limits of fair credibility assessment in German criminal law. Discussion about systematization and improvement of the procedure of credibility assessment Journal Article
    Zöhner, Malgorzata (2011)
    In: Internal Security, 3(2), pp. 105-130
    Criminal procedure Psychology Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Evidence: criminal law Witnesses Judges
  14. 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
  15. Human dignity and victims' rights in the German and Israeli criminal process Journal Article
    Horovitz, Anat ; Weigend, Thomas (2011)
    In: Israel Law Review, 44(1-2), pp. 263-300
    Victims Criminal procedure Civil rights Private prosecution Witnesses Right of privacy Restitution and unjust enrichment Comparative law
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