Literature on German Criminal Law

A project of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

About Contact Suggest Publication
Reset
Publication type
  1. 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
    DOI
    Open Access
  2. Assaults in the elderly - a population-based study with victim and perpetrator characteristics Journal Article
    Biermann, Teresa ; Dippel, Olga ; Bergner, Matthias ; Keller, Jochen ; Coffey, Claire ; Sperling, Wolfgang ; Bleich, Stefan ; Kornhuber, Johannes ; Reulbach, Udo (2011)
    In: Journal of Forensic Sciences, 56(3), pp. 669-673
    Offenses against the person Aged Victims Criminals Violence Empirical research Medical jurisprudence
    DOI
  3. 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
  4. Accessory prosecution in Germany. Legislation and implementation Contribution
    Kury, Helmut ; Kilchling, Michael (2011)
    In: Erez, Edna; Kilchling, Michael; Wemmers, Jo-Anne (Eds.), Therapeutic jurisprudence and victim participation in justice. International perspectives, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, pp. 41-65
    Private prosecution Victims Legal history Criminal procedure Comparative law Criminology
  5. 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
    DOI
  6. Insecurities about crime in Germany, Austria and Switzerland: A review of research findings Journal Article
    Gerber, Monica M.; Hirtenlehner, Helmut ; Jackson, Jonathan (2010)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 7(2), pp. 141-157
    Sociology Criminology Crime Victims
    DOI
  7. Measures to protect victims in German criminal proceedings : A summary with special focus on the key points of the second victims' rights reform act Journal Article
    Peter, Martina (2010)
    In: Resource Material Series, pp. 125-137
    Victims Witnesses Criminal law: juveniles Criminal procedure Law reform
  8. German and Swedish procedures as models for the empowerment of racial minority women in rape trials Journal Article
    Wolhuter, Lorraine (2010)
    In: International Journal of Law, Crime and Justice, 38(1), pp. 1-16
    Sexual offenses Criminal procedure Minorities Women Victims Feminism Private prosecution Trials Comparative law
    DOI
  9. Comparative criminal law Contribution
    Dubber, Markus D. (2006)
    In: Reimann, Mathias; Zimmermann, Reinhard (Eds.), The Oxford Handbook of comparative law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1286-1326
    Common law Comparative law Criminal law Punishment, Theories of Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Victims
    DOI
  10. Victims' rights in the German court system Journal Article
    Walther, Susanne (2006)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 19(2), pp. 113-118
    Criminal procedure Courts Inquisitorial system Due process of law Victims Criminal law: constitutional aspects Restitution and unjust enrichment Witnesses
  11. Criminal victims/witnesses of crimes: the criminal offences of smuggling and trafficking of human beings in Germany, discretionary residence rights, and other ways of protecting victims Journal Article
    Ziegler, Katja S. (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(3), pp. 605-648
    Victims Witnesses Offenses against the person Organized crime Women Emigration and immigration European Union and national law (relationship) European Law: general Asylum Sexual offenses Refugees Criminal procedure Private prosecution
    DOI
    Open Access
  12. Victim-offender mediation with juvenile offenders in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2005)
    In: Ghetti, Simona; Mestitz, Anna (Eds.), Victim-offender mediation with youth offenders in Europe. An overview and comparison of 15 countries, Springer, Dordrecht, pp. 229-258
    Criminal law: juveniles Dispute resolution Conciliation and mediation Restorative justice Restitution and unjust enrichment Victims
  13. Communication over confrontation. Modern criminal procedure in transformation Contribution
    Walther, Susanne (2004)
    In: Eser, Albin (Eds.), Strafjustiz im Spannungsfeld von Effizienz und Fairness. Konvergente und divergente Entwicklungen im Strafprozessrecht ; Internationales Kolloquium 8. - 11. Mai 2002 auf Schloss Ringberg = Criminal justice between crime control and due process, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht. S, Strafrechtliche Forschungsberichte, 101), pp. 367-379
    Criminal procedure Trial practice Sentences Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Victims
  14. The system of criminal wrongs. The concept of legal goods and victim-based jurisprudence as a bridge between the general and special parts of the criminal code Journal Article
    Schünemann, Bernd (2004)
    In: Buffalo Criminal Law Review, 7(2), pp. 551-582
    Criminal law: theory Legal good Victims Jurisprudence Sociological jurisprudence Criminal law: constitutional aspects Constitutional courts
    DOI
  15. The renaissance of the victim in criminal policy Contribution
    Jung, Heike (2003)
    In: Ashworth, Andrew; Zedner, Lucia (Eds.), The criminological foundations of penal policy. Essays in honour of Roger Hood, Oxford University Press, Oxford, (Clarendon studies in criminology, ), pp. 443-462
    Victims Criminal policy Law reform Legal history Restitution and unjust enrichment