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  1. 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
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  2. Retroactive law and proactive justice: Debating crimes against humanity in Germany, 1945–1950 Journal Article
    Pendas, Devin O. (2010)
    In: Central European History, 43(3), pp. 428-463
    Crimes against humanity National Socialism Retroactive laws Trials Legal history
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  3. Does age prevent punishment? The struggles of the German juridical system with alleged nazi criminals: commentary on the criminal proceedings against John Demjanjuk and Heinrich Boere Journal Article
    Beck, Susanne (2010)
    In: German Law Journal, 11(3), pp. 347-365
    Aged National Socialism Sentences Criminal procedure Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism
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    Open Access
  4. Balancing security and liberty in Germany Journal Article
    Miller, Russell A. (2010)
    In: Journal of National Security Law & Policy, 4(2), pp. 369-396
    Liberty National security National Socialism Terrorism Electronic surveillance Civil rights Human rights Data protection
  5. 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
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    Open Access
  6. 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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    Open Access
  7. Ongoing German prosecution of World War II Nazi war crimes Internet Document
    Kuchenbauer, Konstantin (2006)
    In: http://rsw.beck.de/rsw/upload/NJW/Kuchenbauer_Ongoing_Prosecutions.pdf
    War crimes National Socialism Limitation of actions Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism
    Open Access
  8. The forgotten freedom. September 11 as a challenge for European legal principles Book
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2003)
    ISBN 3830505434, Berliner Wiss.-Verl., Berlin
    Comparative law National Socialism Criminal law: constitutional aspects Prosecutorial discretion Private security services Admissions and confessions Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure
  9. I didn't know what Auschwitz was: The Frankfurt Auschwitz Trial and the German press, 1963-1965 Journal Article
    Pendas, Devin O. (2000)
    In: Yale Journal of Law & the Humanities, 12(2), pp. 397-446
    Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular National Socialism Genocide Criminal law: complicity Homicide Criminal law: culpability Communications and mass media Rule of law
  10. Retrospective criminal punishment under the German and Australian constitutions Journal Article
    Taylor, Greg (2000)
    In: The University of New South Wales Law Journal, 23(2), pp. 196-234
    Retroactive laws Comparative law Common law German reunification Inter-German relations Transitional justice Legal history Criminal law: constitutional aspects National Socialism Trials: particular Offenses committed in public office
  11. German criminal justice and right-wing extremists: Is justice in Germany 'blind in the right eye'? Journal Article
    Prützel-Thomas, Monika (2000)
    In: Debatte: Journal of Contemporary Central and Eastern Europe, 8(2), pp. 209-225
    Extremism National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Political crimes Terrorism Violence Races Sentences Empirical research
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  12. Legal issues of randomized experiments on sanctioning Journal Article
    Graebsch, Christine (2000)
    In: Crime & Delinquency, 46(2), pp. 271-282
    Criminology Social sciences Law and ethics Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Punishment, Purposes of National Socialism Comparative law Medical laws and legislation
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  13. 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
  14. Criminal-biological theory, discourse, and practice in Germany, 1918-1945 Book
    Liang, Oliver (1999)
    The Johns Hopkins University ProQuest Dissertations Publishing, Ann Arbor
    Legal history Criminology Anthropology Sociology Criminal law Criminal policy Social policy and reform National Socialism Races
  15. In the name of the people: perpetrators of genocide in the reflection of their post-war prosecution in West Germany ; the 'Euthanasia' and 'Aktion Reinhard' trial cases. The `Euthanasia' and Aktion Reinhard Trial Cases Book
    De Mildt, Dick (1996)
    ISBN 9041101853, Brill, Leiden
    Genocide Trials: particular Criminal procedure National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism Disabled persons Criminal law: complicity
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