Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Sentencing, judicial discretion, and political prisoners in pre-war Nazi Germany Journal Article
    Geerling, Wayne ; Magee, Gary B.; Smyth, Russell (2016)
    In: The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 46(4), pp. 517-542
    National Socialism Dictatorship Legal history Sentences Judicial discretion Political crimes Judicial statistics
    DOI
  2. From Marx to Majewski: a review of the law on voluntary intoxication in the former German Democratic Republic Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2015)
    In: Livings, Ben; Reed, Alan; Wake, Nicola (Eds.), Mental condition defences and the criminal justice system. Perspectives from law and medicine, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 275-294
    Comparative law Socialist criminal law Defenses (criminal law) Inter-German relations Criminal law: culpability Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Criminal policy Legal history
  3. The schizophrenic jury and other palladia of liberty. A critical historical analysis Journal Article
    Dubber, Markus D. (2015)
    In: Comparative Legal History, 3(2)
    Rule of law Legal history Juries and lay judges
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  4. Serious juvenile crime in Nazi Germany Contribution
    Waite, Robert G. (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 247-269
    Criminal law: juveniles Criminals Crime National Socialism Law reform Legal history Criminology Judicial discretion Punishment, Purposes of
  5. Welfare and justice : the battle over Gerichtshilfe in the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Rosenblum, Warren (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 158-181
    Legal history Criminal policy Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment
  6. Between reform and repression: imprisonment in Weimar Germany Contribution
    Wachsmann, Nikolaus (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 115-136
    Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of Legal history Social policy and reform Rehabilitation of criminals Recidivism National Socialism years: 1880 - 1945
  7. Reforming women’s prisons in Imperial Germany Contribution
    Leukel, Sandra (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 86-111
    Legal history Women Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Law reform Punishment, Purposes of
  8. Punishment on the path to socialism : socialist perspectives on crime and criminal justice before World War I Contribution
    Fleiter, Andreas (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 56-85
    Legal history Socialism Crime Political crimes Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Sociology Alcohol and alcoholism Genetics
  9. Justice is blind : crowds, irrationality, and criminal law in the Late Kaiserreich Contribution
    Hett, Benjamin Carter (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 31-55
    Trials: particular Homicide Antisemitism Criminology Sociology Administration of justice Legal history
  10. Changes in criminal law in German late modernity Contribution
    Sack, Fritz ; Schlepper, Christina (2014)
    In: Body-Gendrot, Sophie (Eds.), The Routledge handbook of European criminology, Routledge, London, pp. 337-352
    Criminal policy Criminal law: theory Legal history Law reform
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  11. Policing 'wayward' youth: law, society and youth criminality in Berlin, 1939-1953 Thesis
    Meeres, David (2014)

    Criminal law: juveniles Legal history National Socialism Sociology Criminology Crime Criminals Antisemitism
    Open Access
  12. Radbruch on the origins of the criminal law. Punitive interventions before sovereignty Contribution
    Hildebrandt, Mireille (2014)
    In: Dubber, Markus (Eds.), Foundational texts in modern criminal law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 219-238
    Criminal law: theory Legal history Punishment, Purposes of Reprisals and retaliation
    DOI
  13. PJA von Feuerbach and his textbook of the Common Penal Law Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2014)
    In: Dubber, Markus (Eds.), Foundational texts in modern criminal law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 119-140
    Criminal law: theory Punishment, Purposes of Retroactive laws Crime Legal history
    DOI
  14. Grounding criminal law. Foundational texts in comparative-historical perspective Contribution
    Dubber, Markus D. (2014)
    In: Dubber, Markus (Eds.), Foundational texts in modern criminal law, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 1-22
    Criminal law: theory Legal history
    DOI
  15. A modern history of German criminal law Book
    Vormbaum, Thomas (2014)
    ISBN 3642372724, Springer, Berlin
    Criminal law Criminal procedure Legal history Criminal law: theory
    DOI