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. Room for improvement: A critical assessment of 20 years of the code of crimes against international law in Germany from an NGO perspective Journal Article
    Kaleck, Wolfgang ; Schüller, Andreas (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 857-870
    International criminal law Victims Private prosecution Jurisdiction Offenses committed in public office Torture Law reform Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Economic crimes and offenses
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  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. Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files Journal Article
    Leuschner, Fredericke (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), pp. 292-315
    Criminology Sex Offenses against property Criminal procedure Judicial discretion Prosecutorial discretion Empirical research Sentences Judicial process
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  5. Shortcomings and proposals for reform of the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch Contribution
    Steinl, Leonie (2023)
    In: Crippa, Maria; Jessberger, Florian; Meloni, Chantal (Eds.), Domesticating international criminal law. Reflections on the Italian and German experiences, Routledge, Abingdon, (Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law, ), pp. 102-109
    International criminal law Rome Statute Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Victims Private prosecution Sexual offenses
  6. 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
  7. 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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  8. Cooperation agreements in Germany and the United States Contribution
    Ambos, Kai ; Thaman, Stephen C. (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. 300-346
    Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal investigation Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Evidence: criminal law Sentences Due process of law Wrongful conviction
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  9. Prosecutorial discretion Contribution
    Fyfe, Shannon ; Heinze, Alexander (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. 169-218
    Common law Comparative law Prosecutorial discretion Prosecuting and public attorney Police Criminal procedure Constitutional law Rule of law
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  10. Negotiated case dispositions in Germany, England and the United States Contribution
    Turner, Jenia Iontcheva; Weigend, Thomas (2020)
    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. 389-427
    Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Prosecutorial discretion
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  11. Pre-trial procedure in Germany Contribution
    Möller, Uriel (2020)
    In: Erbaş, Rahime; Jasinski, Daniel; Johnston, Edward (Eds.), A comparative analysis of pre-trial procedure in Europe. The search for an ideal model, Istanbul University Press, Istanbul, pp. 87-107
    Criminal investigation Criminal procedure Criminal law: theory Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Victims
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  12. German prosecutors and the Rechtsstaat Contribution
    Boyne, Shawn Marie (2017)
    In: Langer, Máximo; Sklansky, David (Eds.), Prosecutors and democracy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 109-137
    Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Due process of law
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  13. Designing trial avoidance procedures for post-conflict, civil law countries. Is German Absprachen an appropriate model for efficient criminal justice in Afghanistan? Journal Article
    Nezaami, Nasiruddin (2015)
    In: ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, 22(1), pp. 1-60
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Prosecutorial discretion Retroactive laws
  14. The constitutionality of negotiated criminal judgments in Germany Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas ; Turner, Jenia Iontcheva (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 81-105
    Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion Legislation Judgments
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    Open Access
  15. Plea bargaining in Germany - doctoring the symptoms without looking at the root causes Journal Article
    Rauxloh, Regina (2014)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 78(5), pp. 392-406
    Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Indictment and information Due process of law Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Inquisitorial system Legislation
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