Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. A short history of prosecuting crimes under international law in Germany Journal Article
    Jeßberger, Florian (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 779-792
    International criminal law Genocide Crimes against humanity War crimes Jurisdiction National Socialism Dictatorship Offenses committed in public office
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  2. The German origins of indirect perpetration through an organised apparatus of power Contribution
    Block, Johannes (2023)
    In: Block, Johannes (Eds.), Reconciling responsibility with reality. A comparative analysis of modes of active leadership liability in international criminal law, T.M.C. Asser Press, Den Haag, (International Criminal Justice Series, 33), pp. 11-79
    International criminal law Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory International Criminal Court (ICC) Holocaust / Shoah National Socialism Antisemitism
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  3. “Your honor is not my honor”: Disenfranchisement and rehabilitation as a political battleground from the war to the end of the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 172-205
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Legal history Civil rights Amnesty and pardon Law reform National Socialism Antisemitism Races
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  4. The COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Prevention measures, protest and the impact on crime rates Contribution
    Habermann, Julia ; Zech, Louisa (2022)
    In: Becucci, Stefano; Dobryninas, Aleksandras; Siegel, Dina (Eds.), COVID-19, society and crime in Europe, Springer, Cham, (Studies Of Organized Crime, ), pp. 197-220
    Pandemic / Epidemic Antisemitism National Socialism Extremism Political crimes Empirical research Criminal statistics Violence
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  5. The law of Damals, the Verbrecherstaat and postwar German justice Contribution
    Douglas, Lawrence (2022)
    In: Burghardt, Boris; Jeßberger, Florian; Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), Strafrecht und Systemunrecht. Festschrift für Gerhard Werle zum 70. Geburtstag, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, pp. 569-579
    National Socialism Offenses committed in public office Military tribunals (international) Crimes against humanity Genocide Crimes against peace Antisemitism Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular Retroactive laws Transitional justice Homicide Criminal law: complicity
  6. A biographical perspective on processes of radicalisation Journal Article
    Meier, Jana ; Bögelein, Nicole ; Neubacher, Frank (2022)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28(2), pp. 155-176
    Extremism Criminology Empirical research National Socialism Religion Biography: individual
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  7. “The limits of human jurisdiction”: Protestantism, war crimes trials, and human rights in occupied Germany Journal Article
    Bloch, Brandon (2021)
    In: The Journal of Modern History, 93(2), pp. 363-400
    National Socialism Antisemitism Religion Religious associations Human rights War crimes Military tribunals (international) Military occupation Amnesty and pardon
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  8. Left-wing extremist violence: Risk and protective factors in a targeted sample of potential extremists Journal Article
    Jugl, Irina ; Bender, Doris ; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 243-258
    Violence National Socialism Religion Political crimes Terrorism Empirical research Criminology Extremism
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  9. Pathways to radicalization in adolescence: The development of ideological beliefs, acceptance of violence, and extremist behavior Journal Article
    Bliesener, Thomas ; Schröder, Carl Philipp; Lehmann, Lena (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 231-242
    Violence Criminal law: juveniles Crime Terrorism National Socialism Empirical research Criminology Extremism
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  10. 300,000 counts of aiding and abetting murder Journal Article
    Bernhart, Fabian ; Tanner, Alexander ; Ahmad, Falaq ; Galvano, Joyce ; Herde, Tanja (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 743-755
    Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Antisemitism Genocide Homicide Judgments National Socialism Prisoners of war and internees Holocaust / Shoah
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  11. Police law Contribution
    Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (2020)
    In: Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (Eds.), Justifying injustice. Legal theory in Nazi Germany, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 158-177
    National Socialism Police Legal history Holocaust / Shoah
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  12. National socialist criminal law Contribution
    Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (2020)
    In: Pauer-Studer, Herlinde (Eds.), Justifying injustice. Legal theory in Nazi Germany, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 79-115
    National Socialism Criminal law Legal history
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  13. Democracy, Nazi trials, and transitional justice in Germany, 1945-1950 Book
    Pendas, Devin O. (2020)
    ISBN 9781139021074, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
    National Socialism Dictatorship Criminal law Offenses committed in public office Succession of states Inter-German relations Trials: particular Military tribunals (international) International criminal law Crimes against humanity Amnesty and pardon Military occupation Transitional justice Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism
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  14. Traditional legal instruments: Germany and the prosecution of national socialist crimes Contribution
    Rommel, Jens (2020)
    In: Eisele, Jörg (Eds.), Past and future. Transitional justice versus traditional criminal justice? : Ways of dealing with past conflicts and past autocracies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Beiträge zum Strafrecht - Contributions to Criminal Law, ), pp. 23-36
    Transitional justice National Socialism Criminal procedure
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  15. Nazi criminology: continuity and radicalisation Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2020)
    In: Israel Law Review, 53(2), pp. 259-287
    Criminology Antisemitism Euthanasia Legal history National Socialism years: 1933 - 1945 Extremism
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