Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. German criminal procedure Contribution
    Miller, Russell A. (2024)
    In: (Eds.), An introduction to German law and legal culture. Text and materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (Law in Context, ), pp. 400-414
    Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Criminal law: theory Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Codes and codification
  2. German criminal law Contribution
    Miller, Russell A. (2024)
    In: (Eds.), An introduction to German law and legal culture. Text and materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (Law in Context, ), pp. 340-379
    Criminal law Criminal act Criminal intent Criminal law: unlawfulness Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Legal education Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Codes and codification
  3. 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
  4. The principle of legality of crimes in Colombia and Germany: Difference in similarity? Contribution
    Barco, Gustavo Emilio Cote (2023)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Martínez, José (Eds.), Göttingen Handbook on Latin American public law and criminal justice, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, pp. 325-348
    Criminal law: theory Comparative law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Codes and codification Judgments
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  5. Thomas Middelhoff in Germany Contribution
    Gupta, Chander Mohan; Gottschalk, Petter (2023)
    In: Gottschalk, Petter; Gupta, Chander (Eds.), Trusted white-collar defendants. The courtroom as a theater scene, Springer, Cham, pp. 19-35
    Economic crimes and offenses Criminal law: theory Corporations: officers Fraud News media
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  6. Germany Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2023)
    In: Bohlander, Michael; Kemp, Gerhard; Webster, Mark (Eds.), Public health crisis management and criminal liability of governments, Hart Publishing, Oxford; London; New York, pp. 103-125
    Pandemic / Epidemic Health Constitutional law Negligence, Criminal Legislative bodies Criminal law: theory Causation Homicide Offenses against the person Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Criminal law: complicity Sentences
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  7. The German origins of indirect perpetration through an organised apparatus of power Contribution
    Block, Johannes (2023)
    In: Block, Johannes (Eds.), Reconciling responsibility with reality. A comparative analysis of modes of active leadership liability in international criminal law, T.M.C. Asser Press, Den Haag, (International Criminal Justice Series, 33), pp. 11-79
    International criminal law Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory International Criminal Court (ICC) Holocaust / Shoah National Socialism Antisemitism
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  8. Coping with moral dilemmas in German criminal law theory and justice: Classical cases and modern variants Journal Article
    Schuster, Frank Peter (2023)
    In: Criminal Law Forum
    Pandemic / Epidemic Traffic violations Human rights Law and ethics Artificial intelligence Criminal law: theory Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law)
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  9. The German system Contribution
    Governa, Jacopo (2023)
    In: Governa, Jacopo (Eds.), Rethinking the prosecutor's discretion at the International Criminal Court. Substantive limitations and judicial control, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Beiträge zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht - Studies in International and European Criminal Law and Procedure, 52)
    Criminal procedure Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal investigation Indictment and information
  10. Attempting the impossible: Impossibility in criminal law theory and the constructivist discourse-theoretical concept of law Journal Article
    Behrendt, Svenja (2023)
    In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtswissenschaft, pp. 20-32
    Criminal law: attempt Criminal law: theory
  11. 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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  12. The impact of domestic surveillance on political imprisonment: Evidence from the German Democratic Republic Journal Article
    Steinert, Christoph Valentin (2023)
    In: Journal of Conflict Resolution, 67(1), pp. 38-65
    Criminal law: theory Comparative law Customary law and usages Retroactive laws Interpretation and construction
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    Open Access
  13. The issue of "Triage" in German criminal law Contribution
    Heinrich, Bernd (2022)
    In: (Eds.), Завдання кримінального права в умовах надзвичайного стану : Матеріали Міжнародної науково-практичної конференції, присвяченої 25-річчю утворення Національного університету «Одеська юридична академія», , Одеса, pp. 38-41
    Medical ethics Law and ethics Failure to assist in emergencies Medical laws and legislation Criminal law: theory
  14. Germany Contribution
    Ambos, Kai ; Bock, Stefanie (2022)
    In: Adams, Verity; Bohlander, Michael; Reed, Alan; Simpson, Bethany (Eds.), Fault in criminal law. A research companion, Routledge Taylor & Francis Group, London; New York, (Substantive issues in criminal law, ), pp. 169-188
    Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Recklessness Strict liability Mistake (criminal law) Criminal law: complicity Defenses (criminal law) Criminal law: juveniles
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  15. Narrative construction of power and knowledge in the police: Suspicion and defining the deviant Contribution
    Dangelmaier, Tamara (2022)
    In: Porsché, Yannik; Scholz, Ronny; Singh, Jaspal (Eds.), Institutionality. Studies of discursive and material (re-)ordering, Springer, Cham, (Springer eBook Collection, ), pp. 429-448
    Police Crime prevention Search and seizure Criminal law: theory
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