Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Comparison of the provisions of the Austrian and German criminal procedure laws on victims with the Hungarian legislation Journal Article
    Somogyi, Csilla (2024)
    In: Essays of Faculty of Law University of Pécs, pp. 193-202
    Criminal procedure Victims Comparative law Legal history Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) European Law: criminal law and procedure
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  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. The rights of (minor) victims of sexual violence in German criminal procedure Contribution
    Rostalski, Frauke (2023)
    In: Scicluna, Charles; Wijlens, Myriam (Eds.), Rights of alleged victims in penal proceedings, Nomos, Baden-Baden, pp. 243-260
    Sexual offenses Victims Children Criminal procedure Law reform Civil suit (criminal procedure) Private prosecution Criminal procedure: appeal Witnesses Limitation of actions
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  4. 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
  5. Victims’ rights looking good on paper - How criminal prosecution in Germany fails victims of sexual violence Journal Article
    Wolf, Anne-Katrin ; Werner, Maja (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 800-816
    Victims Women Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Criminal procedure Private prosecution European Union and national law (relationship) Treaties
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  6. German anti-stalking legislation and its recent changes Journal Article
    Ropers, Anni ; Ebner, Viola ; Burgard, Selina ; Zucker, Julia ; Erber, Michael (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 787-798
    Offenses against the person Law reform Criminal law Criminal policy Victims Jurisprudence Private prosecution
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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. Procedural environmental rights in the jurisprudence of the European Court of Human Rights and their impact on criminal procedure law Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2017)
    In: Bar, Magdalena; Jendrośka, Jerzy (Eds.), Procedural environmental rights. Principle X in theory and practice, Intersentia, Cambridge; Antwerp; Portland, (European Environmental Law Forum Series, volume 4), pp. 61-77
    Environmental crimes and offenses European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Human rights Government liability Victims Private prosecution Criminal procedure
  9. A civil asset recovery model – the German perspective and european human rights Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2015)
    In: Rui, Jon (Eds.), Non-conviction-based confiscation in Europe. Possibilities and limitations on rules enabling confiscation without a criminal conviction, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht. S, Strafrechtliche Forschungsberichte, 146), pp. 69-109
    Sanctions, Criminal Restitution and unjust enrichment Private prosecution Civil suit (criminal procedure) Criminal law: culpability Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions Human rights European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights Punishment, Proportionality of
  10. 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
  11. 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
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  12. 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
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  13. 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
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  14. Ancillary (adhesion) proceedings in Germany as shaped by the First Victim Protection Law: An attempt to take stock Journal Article
    Siegismund, Eberhard (2000)
    In: Resource Material Series, pp. 102-113
    Private prosecution Criminal procedure Civil suit (criminal procedure) Victims Legislation Legal aid Conciliation and mediation Empirical research
  15. The denial of the Holocaust: Employing criminal law to combat anti-semitism in Germany Journal Article
    Günther, Klaus (2000)
    In: Tel Aviv University Studies in Law, pp. 51-66
    Holocaust / Shoah Criminal law Antisemitism Extremism National Socialism Legislation Private prosecution National security Human rights Freedom of speech