Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Codification of the criminal law: an attainable ideal? Journal Article
    Lavery, Jenny (2010)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 74(6), pp. 557-578
    Comparative law Criminal law Criminal law: theory Law reform Codes and codification Civil law Common law Precedents
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  2. Dealing with the mentally ill in the criminal justice system in Germany Journal Article
    Konrad, Norbert ; Lau, Steffen (2010)
    In: International Journal of Law and Psychiatry, 33(4), pp. 236-240
    Mental health Psychiatry Psychiatric / mental institution Insanity Criminal law: culpability Parole and probation Prisons and imprisonment Law reform Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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  3. Absprachen in German criminal trials Contribution
    Altenhain, Karsten (2010)
    In: Thaman, Stephen (Eds.), World plea bargaining. Consensual procedures and the avoidance of the full criminal trial, Carolina Academic Press, Durham, pp. 157-179
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Judgments Admissions and confessions Sentences Law reform Legislation
  4. Regulating plea-bargaining in Germany: Can the Italian approach serve as model to guarantee the independence of German judges Journal Article
    Frommann, Maike (2009)
    In: Hanse Law Review, 5(2), pp. 197-222
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Judges Comparative law Law reform
  5. Modernization of the German anti-corruption criminal law: the next steps Journal Article
    Wolf, Sebastian (2007)
    In: German Law Journal, 8(3), pp. 295-302
    Economic crimes and offenses Public officials and employees Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the state Law reform
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    Open Access
  6. International core crimes, universal jurisdiction and § 153f of the German Criminal Procedure Code: a commentary on the decisions of the Federal Prosecutor General and the Stuttgart Higher Regional Court in the Abu Ghraib/Rumsfeld case Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2007)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 18(1), pp. 43-58
    International criminal law Jurisdiction Criminal procedure Law reform Prosecutorial discretion Rome Statute Judicial review
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  7. "Humane" criminal justice in the age of europeanisation and globalisation Contribution
    Eser, Albin (2005)
    In: Irk, Ferenc (Eds.), Systems and developments of penal sanctions in Western and Central Europe. The Third German-Hungarian Colloquium on Penal Law and Criminology, Bíbor Kiadó, Miskolc, pp. 107-131
    Punishment, Purposes of Punishment, Theories of Criminal policy Criminal law Criminal procedure Law reform Comparative law
  8. Police and prosecutions: Vanishing differences between practices in England and Germany Journal Article
    Jasch, Michael (2004)
    In: German Law Journal, 5(10), pp. 1207-1216
    Police Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal law: theory Comparative law Law reform
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    Open Access
  9. The intention debate in German Law Journal Article
    Taylor, Greg (2004)
    In: Ratio Juris, 17(3)
    Criminal intent Criminal law: theory Law reform Negligence, Criminal Legal history
  10. Enron, WorldCom, and the consequences. Business criminal law between doctrinal requirements and the hopes of crime policy Journal Article
    Hefendehl, Roland (2004)
    In: Buffalo Criminal Law Review, 8(1), pp. 51-88
    Corporations: corrupt practices Securities Corporations: governance Corporate responsibility Legislation Law reform
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  11. Reforms of the German Criminal Code -Stock-taking and perspectives - Also from a constitutional point of view Journal Article
    Krehl, Christoph (2003)
    In: German Law Journal, 4(5), pp. 421-431
    Criminal law Law reform Legislation Legal history European Law: criminal law and procedure
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    Open Access
  12. 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
  13. New approaches of preventing sexual crimes in Germany Contribution
    Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim ; Kury, Helmut ; Kloppenburg, Vanessa ; Wössner, Gunda (2003)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim (Eds.), Crime prevention: new approaches, Weißer Ring, Mainz, (Mainzer Schriften zur Situation von Kriminalitätsopfern, 34), pp. 277-320
    Sexual offenses Law reform Crime prevention Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Criminals
  14. "Sanctity" and "quality" of life : an historical review from a German perspective Journal Article
    Eser, Albin (2000)
    In: Israel Yearbook on Human Rights, pp. 11-22
    Legal history Abortion Suicide Euthanasia Law reform Human rights
  15. Penal law and sexuality. Recent reforms in German criminal law Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2000)
    In: Buffalo Criminal Law Review, 3(2), pp. 639-685
    Sexual offenses Law reform Arrest, detention and bail Parole and probation
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