Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The devil’s in the details: How countries’ defamation laws can (and can’t) combat hate speech Journal Article
    Carlson, Caitlin Ring; Terry, Christopher (2024)
    In: Journalism Practice, 18(2), pp. 242-264
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Communications and mass media News media Defamation Extremism Freedom of speech Comparative law
    DOI
  2. Legal measures against hate speech and hate crime Contribution
    Valerius, Brian (2023)
    In: Hilgendorf, Eric (Eds.), Law in times of crisis. Festschrift for Yoram Danziger, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriften zum Strafrechtsvergleich, 20), pp. 335-350
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Communications and mass media Discrimination Races Antisemitism Freedom of speech Extremism Sentences
  3. The legitimacy of offences criminalising incitement to terrorist acts: A European perspective Contribution
    Petzsche, Anneke (2022)
    In: Cancio Meliá, Manuel; Llobet Anglì, Mariona; Walker, Clive (Eds.), Precursor crimes of terrorism. The criminalisation of terrorism risk in comparative perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham
    Terrorism International agencies European Law: general Criminal law: attempt International law Criminal law: complicity Freedom of speech
    DOI
  4. New school speech regulation as a regulatory strategy against hate speech on social media: The case of Germany's NetzDG Journal Article
    Griffin, Rachel (2022)
    In: Telecommunications Policy, 46(9), pp. 1-21
    Freedom of speech Freedom of the press and mass media Social networks Internet (computer network) World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Defamation Offenses against the person
    DOI
  5. Platform regulation of hate speech – a transatlantic speech compromise? Journal Article
    Kohl, Uta (2022)
    In: Journal of Media Law, pp. 1-25
    Offenses against the person Defamation Freedom of speech Freedom of the press and mass media Comparative law World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Social networks Internet (computer network)
    DOI
    Open Access
  6. Who can talk about abortion? Information, offence, freedom of speech, and the advertising ban in Germany Journal Article
    Ulbricht, Alexej (2021)
    In: Politics, pp. 1-14
    Abortion Freedom of speech Criminal law Law reform Religion Extremism
    DOI
    Open Access
  7. The German network enforcement act on the test bench Contribution
    Hilgendorf, Eric (2021)
    In: Ghanayim, Khalid; Shany, Yuval (Eds.), The quest for core values in the application of legal norms. Essays in honor of Mordechai Kremnitzer, Springer, Cham, pp. 161-175
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Freedom of speech Internet (computer network)
    DOI
  8. “L’État, c’est moi!” The defamation of foreign state leaders in times of globalized media and growing nationalism Journal Article
    Heinze, Alexander (2020)
    In: Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law, 9(1), pp. 33-67
    Defamation Freedom of speech Executive power Law reform Criminal policy Treaties International law Comparative law European Court of Human Rights Freedom of the press and mass media
  9. Tolerance and the limits of criminal law Journal Article
    Renzikowski, Joachim (2020)
    In: ULP Law Review / Revista de Direito da ULP, 13(1), pp. 5-17
    Freedom of speech Blasphemy Freedom of religion Offenses against religion
  10. From legal to technical concept: towards an automated classification of German political Twitter postings as criminal offenses Contribution
    Zufall, Frederike ; Horsmann, Tobias ; Zesch, Torsten (2019)
    In: Association for Computational Linguistics, (Eds.), Proceedings of the 2019 conference of the North American chapter of the Association for Computational Linguistics: human language technologies, Volume 1, Association for Computational Linguistics, Minneapolis, Minnesota
    Social networks Internet (computer network) Freedom of speech Defamation Civil rights Empirical research
    DOI
  11. Undesirable posters and dubious symbols. Anglo-German legal solutions to the display of right-wing symbolism and propaganda Journal Article
    Newman, Christopher J.; Rackow, Peter (2011)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 75(2), pp. 142-155
    Communications and mass media Propaganda Offenses against public safety Human rights Political crimes National Socialism Freedom of speech Criminal law Extremism
    DOI
  12. Human dignity as a protected interest in criminal law Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana ; Kremnitzer, Mordechai (2011)
    In: Israel Law Review, 44(1-2), pp. 143-167
    Legal good Criminal law: theory Civil rights Human rights Freedom of speech Law and ethics Offenses against morals Criminal policy
    DOI
  13. Open justice or open season?: Should the media report the names of suspects and defendants? Journal Article
    Bohlander, Michael (2010)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 74(4), pp. 321-338
    Comparative law Freedom of the press and mass media Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Right of privacy Freedom of speech
    DOI
  14. The ban of right-wing extremist symbols according to section 86a of the German Criminal Code Journal Article
    Stegbauer, Andreas (2007)
    In: German Law Journal, 8(2), pp. 173-184
    National Socialism Propaganda Freedom of speech Organized crime Extremism
    DOI
    Open Access
  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