Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The German “Verständigung” and consensual elements in German criminal trials Journal Article
    Jahn, Matthias ; Schmitt-Leonardy, Charlotte (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(6), pp. 1134-1148
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Judicial statistics Judicial process Criminal law: theory Adversarial system Inquisitorial system
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  2. Historical development of leniency programs in Germany Contribution
    Heinrich, Bernd (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. 111-130
    Transitional justice Evidence: criminal law Legal history Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: theory Prosecuting and public attorney Sentences Statutes
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  3. 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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  4. Sentencing in US-American jurisdictions. A commentary from a German perspective Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 183-190
    Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judiciary Penology
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  5. Simplified procedures in criminal matters and the risk of judicial errors: The case of penal orders in Germany Journal Article
    Enescu, Raluca (2019)
    In: Journal on European History of Law, 10(2), pp. 182-187
    Wrongful conviction Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
  6. Comparing plea bargaining and abbreviated trial procedures Contribution
    Gilliéron, Gwladys (2019)
    In: Brown, Darryl; Hörnle, Tatjana; Turner, Jenia; Weisser, Bettina (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal process, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 702-727
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Wrongful conviction Law reform Comparative law
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  7. Criminal enforcement Contribution
    Magnus, Dorothea (2019)
    In: Hofmann, Franz; Kurz, Franziska (Eds.), Law of remedies : a European perspective, Intersentia, Cambridge, pp. 133-150
    Law enforcement Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judgments Sanctions, Criminal Victims Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Criminal procedure: appeal European Union and national law (relationship)
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  8. Truth in criminal law and procedure: the erosion of a fundamental value Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2019)
    In: Juridica International, pp. 28-36
    Criminal procedure Criminals Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law
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  9. 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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  10. 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
  11. Alternative enforcement mechanisms in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 365-395
    Criminal law: theory Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Non-criminal Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Parole and probation Victims Criminal procedure Arrest, detention and bail Police Sanctions, Administrative
  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. Plea bargaining and disclosure in Germany and the United States. Comparative Lessons Journal Article
    Turner, Jenia Iontcheva (2016)
    In: William & Mary Law Review, 57(4), pp. 1549-1596
    Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Evidence: criminal law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Criminal policy
  14. The Beltracchi affair: a comment and further reflections on the “most spectacular” German art forgery case in recent times Contribution
    Hufnagel, Saskia ; Chappell, Duncan (2016)
    In: Charney, Noah (Eds.), Art crime: terrorists, tomb Raiders, forgers and thieves, Palgrave Macmillan, London, pp. 9-20
    Fraud Arts Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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  15. No news is good news: criminal sentencing in Germany since 2000 Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2016)
    In: Crime & Justice, 45(1), pp. 83-106
    Sanctions, Criminal Sentences Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Alternative criminal sanctions Arrest, detention and bail
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