Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Desecration of corpses in relation to § 8(1) no. 9 German Code of Crimes against International Law (VStGB): the judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof ) of July 27, 2017–3 StR 57/17 Journal Article
    Bergmann, Vanessa ; Blenk, Franziska ; Cojger, Nathalie (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 276-287
    Trials: particular Judgments International criminal law Death War crimes Humanitarian law Rome Statute War Interpretation and construction Exterritoriality
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  2. Germany Contribution
    Akinrinade, Babafemi (2021)
    In: Akinrinade, Babafemi (Eds.), Atrocity crimes, atrocity laws and justice in Africa, Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, pp. 266-270
    International criminal law Genocide Crimes against humanity Terrorism Jurisdiction Trials: particular Judgments
  3. Digital evidence in domestic core international crimes prosecutions Journal Article
    Aksamitowska, Karolina (2021)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 19(1), pp. 189-211
    Jurisdiction Evidence: criminal law Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Criminal investigation War crimes International criminal law Social media Information storage and retrieval systems Asylum
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  4. Corporate complicity in international crimes through arms supplies despite national authorisations? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2021)
    In: International Criminal Law Review, 21(1), pp. 181-201
    Weapons International criminal law Corporate responsibility National security International trade Human rights Soft law Treaties International Criminal Court (ICC) Causation Corporations: criminal liability
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  5. COVID-19 and international crimes trials in Germany Journal Article
    Ritscher, Christian (2021)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 18(5), pp. 1077-1080
    International criminal law Health Criminal procedure Trials
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    Open Access
  6. 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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  7. The formation of transnational criminal law within the German confederation: A normative order? Contribution
    Tyrichter, Jean Conrad (2019)
    In: Hannappel, Tina; Härter, Karl; Tyrichter, Jean (Eds.), The transnationalisation of criminal law in the nineteenth and twentieth century. Political crime, police cooperation, security regimes and normative orders, Vittorio Klostermann, Frankfurt am Main, (Studien zu Policey, Kriminalitätsgeschichte und Konfliktregulierung, ), pp. 21-40
    Legal history Criminal law International criminal law
  8. Atoning for the murder of millions? The execution of high-ranking Nazis after the Second World War Journal Article
    Patin, Nicolas (2018)
    In: Journal of Genocide Research, 20(2), pp. 247-260
    National Socialism War crimes Military tribunals (international) Capital punishment International criminal law Death Criminals Antisemitism
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  9. 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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  10. Assistance in mass murder under systems of ill-treatment Journal Article
    Andreadis-Papadimitriou, Pavlos (2017)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 15(1), pp. 157-174
    Trials: particular National Socialism Criminal law: theory Criminal law: complicity International criminal law International Criminal Court (ICC) Sentences Holocaust / Shoah Concentration camps
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  11. Perpetrators and accessories in international criminal law. Individual modes of responsibility for collective crimes Book
    Jain, Neha (2016)
    ISBN 9781509907397, Hart Publishing, Oxford
    International criminal law Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory International Criminal Court (ICC) Trials: particular International criminal courts and tribunals
  12. Do criminal complaints make sense in (German) international criminal law? A prosecutor's perspective Journal Article
    Beck, Thomas ; Ritscher, Christian (2015)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 13(2), pp. 229-235
    Criminal procedure Criminal investigation International criminal law Jurisdiction (international law) Indictment and information Victims Prosecuting and public attorney
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  13. Co-perpetration: German dogmatik or German invasion? Contribution
    Ohlin, Jens David (2015)
    In: Stahn, Carsten (Eds.), The law and practice of the International Criminal Court, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 517-537
    Criminal law: complicity International Criminal Court (ICC) International criminal courts and tribunals Judgments Criminal law: theory Comparative law International criminal law Rome Statute
  14. Monitoring the trial of Onesphore R. before the Oberlandesgericht Frankfurt Journal Article
    Bülte, Nicolai ; Grzywotz, Johanna ; Römer, Tobias ; Wolckenhaar, Leonard (2015)
    In: German Law Journal, 16(2), pp. 285-314
    Jurisdiction International criminal law Criminal procedure Genocide Trials: particular Criminal law: complicity Witnesses Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence
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    Open Access
  15. The overall function of international criminal law: striking the right balance between the Rechtsgut and the harm principles Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2015)
    In: Criminal Law and Philosophy, 9(2), pp. 301-329
    International criminal law Legal good Criminal law: theory
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