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  1. Lifetime abuse and the barriers to women aged 50 and over using domestic violence services in Germany Journal Article
    Höppner, Grit (2025)
    In: Violence against women
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women Aged Victims Gender and gender identity
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    Open Access
  2. Combating domestic violence – Professional strategies, informal systems, and new challenges during the pandemic: Records from Germany and India Contribution
    Wahren, Juliane ; Stocker, Stephanie (2024)
    In: Lutz, Ronald; Weimann-Sandig, Nina (Eds.), Family dynamics, gender and social inequality during COVID-19, Springer Nature, Cham, pp. 147-168
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women Pandemic / Epidemic
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  3. Women who kill their abusive intimate partners in non-confrontational circumstances - The need for German criminal law reform Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2024)
    In: International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
    Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Duress Women Victims Law reform
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    Open Access
  4. The Effect of the Covid-19 Pandemic on Domestic Violence in Germany: A Comparison of Three Representative Population Surveys Journal Article
    Kliem, Sören ; Thadden, Alexandra ; Lohmann, Anna ; Kröger, Christoph ; Baier, Dirk (2023)
    In: Journal of interpersonal violence, 38(11-12), pp. 7296-7314
    Pandemic / Epidemic Domestic or gender-based violence Empirical research Children / Adolescents Violence Victims
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  5. Intimate partner violence in Germany during the COVID-19 pandemic. Findings of a campus study Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita ; Hohendorf, Ines (2023)
    In: Muñoz Sánchez, Juan (Eds.), Estudios político criminales, jurídicos penales y criminológicos. Libro homenaje al Profesor José Luis Díez Ripollés, Tirant lo Blanch, Valencia, (Homenajes y Congresos, ), pp. 1763-1778
    Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Empirical research Pandemic / Epidemic Gender and gender identity Sex
  6. Isolated incidents. Media reporting on violence against women in the German press Journal Article
    Meltzer, Christine E. (2023)
    In: Journalism Practice, pp. 1-20
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women News media Emigration and immigration Minorities Homicide Offenses against the person Empirical research Criminal statistics
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  7. On extreme forms of violence against women in Europe: Does femi(ni)cide exist in Germany? Contribution
    Luján Pinelo, Aleida (2022)
    In: Davinić, Marko; Kostić, Svetislav (Eds.), Gender competent public law and policies, Springer International Publishing, Cham, (Gender Perspectives in Law, ), pp. 109-129
    Women Domestic or gender-based violence Colonialism Feminism Treaties Social policy and reform News media Political parties and groups
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  8. Cultural and religious diversity and German criminal law Contribution
    Tellenbach, Silvia (2022)
    In: Bashīrīyeh, Bozorgmehr (Eds.), Be yād-e Manṣūr – Bozorgdāshtnāme-ye duktur Manṣūr Raḥmdel, ostād-e faqīd-e ʻolūm-e ǧenāi-ye Īrān, , Teheran, pp. 571-599
    Religion Minorities Criminal law Judgments Emigration and immigration Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Parents and children Witnesses Evidence: criminal law
  9. Domestic violence against male same-sex partners in the EU with special reference to refugee and migrant gay men in Germany Book
    Naik, Yeshwant (2022)
    ISBN 9783030868062, Springer, Cham
    Domestic or gender-based violence Refugees Emigration and immigration Homosexuality Legal history International law European Court of Human Rights Court of Justice of the European Union
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  10. Sexual violence in the digital age: a criminal law conundrum? Journal Article
    Jurasz, Olga ; Barker, Kim (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 784-799
    Internet Social media Sexual offenses Criminal law Women Domestic or gender-based violence International organization
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    Open Access
  11. Victims’ rights looking good on paper - How criminal prosecution in Germany fails victims of sexual violence Journal Article
    Wolf, Anne-Katrin ; Werner, Maja (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 800-816
    Victims Women Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Criminal procedure Private prosecution European Union and national law (relationship) Treaties
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    Open Access
  12. Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Milan ; Tsokos, Michael (2021)
    In: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 17(2), pp. 247-253
    Homicide Suicide Domestic or gender-based violence Aged Criminology Mental health Empirical research Crime prevention
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    Open Access
  13. Prosecution ex officio or following a complaint by the victim? An analysis on offences related to violence against women and sexual offences Journal Article
    Nakane, Tomohiro (2021)
    In: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 12(2), pp. 146-165
    Victims Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person
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  14. Balancing sexual autonomy, responsibility, and the right to privacy: principles for criminalizing sex by deception Journal Article
    Scheidegger, Nora (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 769-783
    Sexual autonomy Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Criminal act Fraud Right of privacy
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  15. Legal responses and sentencing in murder cases – a comparison of law and judicial reactions in India and Germany Journal Article
    Chattoraj, Paromita ; Meier, Bernd-Dieter (2018)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 29(1), pp. 121-155
    Comparative law Homicide Sentences Judicial discretion Domestic or gender-based violence Punishment, Purposes of Capital punishment
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