Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The East German contribution to equal gay and lesbian rights in Germany Journal Article
    Taylor, Greg (2014)
    In: American Journal of Legal History, 54(3), pp. 303-350
    German reunification Homosexuality Law reform Sex Offenses against morals Legal history
    DOI
  2. Plea bargaining in Germany after the decision of the Federal Constitutional Court Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M.; Hoven, Elisa (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 1-4
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Criminal procedure Legal history
    DOI
    Open Access
  3. Administrative penalties in the Rechtsstaat. On the emergence of the Ordnungswidrigkeit sanctioning system in post-war Germany Journal Article
    Ohana, Daniel (2014)
    In: University of Toronto Law Journal, 64(2), pp. 243-290
    Administrative offenses Sanctions, Administrative Rule of law Legal history Police National Socialism Antitrust and restraint of competition
    DOI
  4. Crime and punishment in early modern Germany. Courts and adjudicatory practices in Frankfurt am Main, 1562 - 1696 Book
    Boes, Maria R. (2013)
    ISBN 9781409431473, Ashgate, Farnham
    Legal history Trials: particular Criminal procedure Sanctions, Criminal Minorities Antisemitism Homosexuality Races Gender and gender identity Women Discrimination
  5. The legality principle in American and German criminal law. An essay in comparative legal history Contribution
    Dubber, Markus D. (2013)
    In: Martyn, Georges; Musson, Anthony; Pihlajamäki, Heikki (Eds.), From the judge's Arbitrium to the legality principle. Legislation as a source of law in criminal trials, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Comparative studies in continental and Anglo-American legal history, 31), pp. 365-385
    Criminal law: theory Legal history Government Retroactive laws
  6. The comparative history and theory of corporate criminal liability Journal Article
    Dubber, Markus D. (2013)
    In: New Criminal Law Review, 16(2), pp. 203-240
    Economic crimes and offenses Criminal law: culpability Legal history Criminal law: theory Comparative law
    DOI
  7. The concept and reality of ‘organised crime’ in Germany and the USA Contribution
    Lampe, Klaus (2012)
    In: Robertson-von Trotha, Caroline (Eds.), Organised crime, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 25-36
    Comparative law Organized crime Legal history
    DOI
  8. Informal settlements in Germany Contribution
    Rauxloh, Regina (2012)
    In: Rauxloh, Regina (Eds.), Plea bargaining in national and international law, Routledge, London, pp. 61-105
    Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Legal history Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
  9. Perpetration through an organization: the unexpected career of a German legal concept Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2011)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 9(1), pp. 91-112
    Corporations: criminal liability Legal history Criminal law: culpability Punishment, Purposes of
  10. Life sentences in Germany: an example of increasing punitiveness in the criminal justice system? Contribution
    Dessecker, Axel (2011)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Shea, Evelyn (Eds.), Punitiveness and punishment, Brockmeyer, Bochum, (Crime and crime policy, 8-3), pp. 21-42
    Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Legal history Judicial statistics Statistics Parole and probation
  11. 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
  12. The legality principle in American and German criminal law: an essay in comparative legal history // The Legality Principle in American and German Criminal Law: An Essay in Comparative Legal History Journal Article
    Dubber, Markus D. (2010)
    In: SSRN Journal, pp. 1-18
    Criminal law: theory Government Legal history Retroactive laws
    DOI
  13. Medical confidentiality in the late nineteenth and early twentieth centuries: an Anglo-German comparison / Ärztliche Schweigepflicht im späten 19. und frühen 20. Jahrhundert: ein deutsch-englischer Vergleich Journal Article
    Maehle, Andreas-Holger ; Pranghofer, Sebastian (2010)
    In: Medizinhistorisches Journal, 45(2), pp. 189-221
    Criminal law Confidential communications Physicians Medical ethics Medical jurisprudence Abortion Communicable diseases Health years: 1880 - 1945 Legal history
  14. Retroactive law and proactive justice: Debating crimes against humanity in Germany, 1945–1950 Journal Article
    Pendas, Devin O. (2010)
    In: Central European History, 43(3), pp. 428-463
    Crimes against humanity National Socialism Retroactive laws Trials Legal history
    DOI
  15. Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2010)
    In: Dubber, Markus; Heller, Kevin (Eds.), The handbook of comparative criminal law, Stanford Law Books, Stanford, pp. 252-287
    Criminal law Legal history Criminal law: theory Punishment, Theories of Criminal law: culpability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the person Sexual offenses Offenses against property