Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The impact of Covid-19 on prisons and penal policy in Germany Journal Article
    Dünkel, Frieder (2020)
    In: Victims & Offenders, 15(7-8), pp. 1113-1123
    Communicable diseases Prisons and imprisonment Alternative criminal sanctions Parole and probation Criminal policy Judicial statistics Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
    DOI
  2. Corporate responsibility for transnational human rights violations under German criminal law – review and outlook Journal Article
    Wittig, Petra (2020)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 10(3), pp. 395-409
    Corporations: corrupt practices Corporate responsibility Criminal law Human rights Economic crimes and offenses Law reform Exterritoriality Sanctions, Administrative Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: omission Negligence, Criminal
    DOI
    Open Access
  3. Human trafficking – can the German reform address the complexity of the phenomenon? Journal Article
    Beck, Susanne ; Tassis, Melina (2020)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 10(3), pp. 293-313
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Law reform Victims European Law: general Treaties Criminal policy Emigration and immigration
    DOI
    Open Access
  4. 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
    DOI
    Open Access
  5. The development of the German criminal law of evidence 1750-1879 Contribution
    Bloemberg, Ronnie (2020)
    In: Bloemberg, Ronnie (Eds.), The development of the criminal law of evidence in the Netherlands, France, and Germany between 1750 and 1870. From the system of legal proofs to the free evaluation of the evidence, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden, (Legal history library, 32), pp. 177-246
    Evidence: criminal law Law reform Legal history
  6. Do we need a new sentencing law? Contribution
    Verrel, Torsten (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. 365-376
    Sentences Law reform
    Open Access
  7. The struggle for apposite sentencing Contribution
    Kudlich, Hans ; Koch, Jennifer (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. 353-363
    Sentences Judicial discretion Law reform
    Open Access
  8. Sentencing guidelines vs. free judicial discretion - is German sentencing law in need of reform? Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes (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. 337-352
    Sentences Judicial discretion Law reform Criminal law: constitutional aspects Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Punishment, Proportionality of Punishment, Theories of Legal education
    Open Access
  9. Criminal sentencing in Canada and Germany: law without order? A commentary from a German perspective Contribution
    Grosse-Wilde, Thomas (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. 279-299
    Sentences Judicial discretion Law reform Judicial review Courts Prosecuting and public attorney Punishment, Proportionality of Comparative law
    Open Access
  10. The anti-money laundering architecture of Germany Contribution
    Vogel, Benjamin (2020)
    In: Maillart, Jean-Baptiste; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), National and international anti-money laundering law. Developing the architecture of criminal justice, regulation and data protection, Intersentia, Cambridge, Antwerp, Chicago
    Money laundering Legislation Law reform Terrorism Crime prevention Organized crime Economic crimes and offenses
  11. The new German darknet-criminal law-draft. Darkening by restricting individual rights Journal Article
    Wörner, Liane ; Preetz, Nicolai (2020)
    In: Journal of Penal Law & Criminology, 8(1), pp. 33-58
    Computer crimes Internet (computer network) Statutes Law reform
    DOI
  12. Recent legal developments to enhance corporate liability for criminal wrongdoing Journal Article
    Huber, Hans-Peter (2020)
    In: Compliance Elliance Journal, 6(1), pp. 15-19
    Corporations: criminal liability Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Law reform Statutes
  13. Digital challenges to personal autonomy for German criminal law. Do we need a “new” criminal law for autonomous robots? Internet Document
    Göhler, Johanna Maria (2020)
    In: https://miami.uni-muenster.de/Record/ff3df8a9-0daf-4dd8-a015-af91cb499f1a
    Artificial intelligence Persons Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: constitutional aspects Law reform
    Open Access
  14. 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
    DOI
  15. The latest criminal law reforms in the general and special part of the German Criminal Code Journal Article
    Wassmer, Martin Paul (2019)
    In: Pravo. Zhurnal Vysshey shkoly ekonomiki / Law. Journal of the Higher School of Economics, pp. 203-219
    Criminal law Law reform Offenses against the state Sexual offenses Offenses against the person Economic crimes and offenses Sport Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against property Electronic surveillance Corporations: criminal liability