Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. “Progressive” criminalization? A sociological and criminological analysis based on the German “no means no” provision Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 817-832
    Criminology Sexual offenses Legislation Criminal policy Criminal statistics Empirical research Criminal act
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  2. Cannabis policy reform in Germany: political and constitutional discourses on decriminalisation and regulation strategies Journal Article
    Kemme, Stefanie ; Pfeffer, Kristin ; Rodbertus, Luise (2021)
    In: Bergen Journal of Criminal Law & Criminal Justice, 9(1)
    Drug abuse Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Criminal policy Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Constitutional law
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  3. Day fines in Germany Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2021)
    In: Faure, Michael; Kantorowicz-Reznichenko, Elena (Eds.), Day fines in Europe. Assessing income-based sanctions in criminal justice systems, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 85-121
    Sanctions, Criminal Criminal policy Sentences Penology Judicial statistics Recidivism
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  4. The criminal registry in the German Empire: the ‘cult of previous convictions’ and the offender’s right to be forgotten // The Criminal Registry in the German Empire: The ‘Cult of Previous Convictions’ and the Offender’s Right to Be Forgotten Journal Article
    Groot, Timon (2021)
    In: German History, 39(3), pp. 358-376
    Records Criminal policy Legal history Right of privacy
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  5. “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
  6. German anti-stalking legislation and its recent changes Journal Article
    Ropers, Anni ; Ebner, Viola ; Burgard, Selina ; Zucker, Julia ; Erber, Michael (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 787-798
    Offenses against the person Law reform Criminal law Criminal policy Victims Jurisprudence Private prosecution
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  7. Ius puniendi and constitution: a comparative (Canadian-German) perspective Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2020)
    In: ICL Journal, 14(3), pp. 253-287
    European Law: general Comparative law Constitutional law State, The Criminal policy Criminal procedure Victims Punishment, Theories of
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  8. 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
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  9. Comment: the legalization of cannabis in Germany Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes (2020)
    In: Hugo, Charl; Möllers, Thomas (Eds.), Legal certainty and fundamental rights. A cross-disciplinary approach to constitutional principles in German and South African law, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Augsburger Rechtsstudien, 89), pp. 239-256
    Drug abuse Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Criminology Criminal policy
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  10. 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
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  11. A close look at the German and Australian Anti-FGM framework-concerns. About equal protection and equal application Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin ; Böse, Martin (2020)
    In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtsdogmatik, 15(12), pp. 566-583
    Comparative law Statutes Parents and children Medical laws and legislation Health Sex Women Human rights Limitation of actions Criminal policy Equal protection
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  12. Overuse in the Criminal Justice System in Germany Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Cirener, Gabriele ; Boetticher, Axel ; Feest, Johannes (2019)
    In: Jendly, Manon; Kempen, P. (Eds.), Overuse in the criminal justice system. On criminalization, prosecution and imprisonment = Le recours excessif au systéme de justice pénal aux sanctions et poursuites pénales et à la détention, Intersentia, Cambridge, pp. 333-362
    Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Crime Drug abuse and crime Narcotics Prosecuting and public attorney Parole and probation Arrest, detention and bail Criminology Empirical research Prisons and imprisonment Psychiatric / mental institution Penology
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  13. One masterprinciple of criminalization – or several principles? Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2019)
    In: Law, Ethics and Philosophy, pp. 208-220
    Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Legal good Human rights Law and ethics
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  14. The dual penal state. The crisis of criminal law in comparative-historical perspective Book
    Dubber, Markus Dirk (2018)
    ISBN 9780198744290, Oxford University Press, Oxford
    Criminal law Punishment, Corporal Police Rule of law Mass incarceration Criminal policy State, The
  15. The problem of imposing criminal liability on legal persons in Germany and Russia Journal Article
    Markuntsov, Sergey ; Wassmer, Martin Paul (2018)
    In: Russian Law Journal, 6(3), pp. 125-148
    Corporations: criminal liability Sanctions, Administrative Law reform Persons Legal history Criminal policy
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