Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Killing in war: unasked questions-Ill-founded legitimisation Journal Article
    Eser, Albin (2018)
    In: Criminal Law and Philosophy, 12(2), pp. 309-326
    Homicide War Military law and armed forces Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Constitutional law Human rights International criminal law War crimes
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  2. Legal responses and sentencing in murder cases – a comparison of law and judicial reactions in India and Germany Journal Article
    Chattoraj, Paromita ; Meier, Bernd-Dieter (2018)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 29(1), pp. 121-155
    Comparative law Homicide Sentences Judicial discretion Domestic or gender-based violence Punishment, Purposes of Capital punishment
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  3. "Till death us do part". Homicide defenses for women in abusive relationships - similar problems-different responses in Germany and Australia Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2017)
    In: Violence against women, 23(10), pp. 1177-1204
    Domestic or gender-based violence Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Comparative law Homicide
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  4. Combating terrorism at the expense of innocent people. A criminal law perspective Journal Article
    Taferner, Jutta (2016)
    In: Studia Iuridica, pp. 33-50
    Terrorism Homicide Victims Justification (criminal law) Criminal law: theory Defenses (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law)
  5. The eradication of Nazi ideology and terminology from the current German Penal Code Journal Article
    Gordon, Roy H. (2016)
    In: Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, 17(1), pp. 182-196
    National Socialism Homicide Codes and codification Criminal intent Criminals Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Law reform Holocaust / Shoah
  6. Joint criminal enterprise in English and German law Thesis
    Krebs, Beatrice (2015)

    Criminal law: complicity Comparative law Homicide Criminal intent Common law
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  7. Assisted suicide: Models of legal regulation in selected European countries and the case law of the European Court of Human Rights Journal Article
    Grosse, Claudia ; Grosse, Alexandra (2015)
    In: Medicine, Science and the Law, 55(4), pp. 246-258
    European Court of Human Rights Euthanasia Suicide Homicide Medical laws and legislation Medical ethics
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  8. Crime and literature in the Weimar Republic and beyond : telling the tale of the poisoners Ella Klein and Margarete Nebbe Contribution
    Herzog, Todd (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 226-244
    Trials: particular Women Homosexuality Homicide Law in literature Sociology Psychology Criminology Marriage
  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. Why it is high time to reform the homicide statutes Journal Article
    Maas, Heiko (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(6), pp. 1029-1034
    Homicide National Socialism Judicial discretion Interpretation and construction Rule of law
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  11. The German law on euthanasia: the legal basics and the actual debate Contribution
    Zwick, Anna (2013)
    In: Negri, Stefania; Salkić, Amina; Taupitz, Jochen; Zwick, Anna (Eds.), Advance care decision making in Germany and Italy. A comparative, European and international law perspective, Springer, Berlin, pp. 151-185
    Euthanasia Medical ethics Suicide Homicide Medical laws and legislation Malpractice
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  12. When the bough breaks – defences and sentencing options available in battered-women and similar scenarios under German criminal Law Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2011)
    In: Reed, Alan (Eds.), Loss of control and diminished responsibility. Domestic, comparative and international perspectives, Ashgate, Farnham, pp. 247-270
    Defenses (criminal law) Sentences Women Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Homicide Offenses against the person Comparative law
  13. Corporate liability for manslaughter – A comparison between English and German law Journal Article
    Schneider, Anne (2009)
    In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtsdogmatik, 4(1), pp. 22-43
    Corporations: criminal liability Homicide Comparative law Criminal law: complicity Sanctions, Administrative Negligence, Criminal Criminal intent
  14. Report - recent case law of the Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) in Strafsachen (Criminal Law) Journal Article
    Esposito, Antonio K.; Safferling, Christoph J.M. (2008)
    In: German Law Journal, 9(5), pp. 683-710
    Homicide Jurisdiction Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Causation Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Arrest, detention and bail
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  15. The normalization of Nazi crime in postwar West German trials / Die Normalisierung von NS-Kriegsverbrechen in den Nachkriegs-Prozessen der Bundesrepublik Deutschland Contribution
    Wittmann, Rebecca (2006)
    In: Reginbogin, Herbert; Safferling, Christoph (Eds.), The Nuremberg Trials: international criminal law since 1945 = Die Nürnberger Prozesse: Völkerstrafrecht seit 1945. 60th Anniversary International Conference / Internationale Konferenz zum 60. Jahrestag, De Gruyter, Berlin, pp. 209-215
    National Socialism Trials Homicide Criminal law: complicity Limitation of actions Antisemitism Genocide Transitional justice Holocaust / Shoah
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