Literature on German Criminal Law

A project of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

About Contact Suggest Publication
Reset
Publication type
  1. Evidentiary barriers to conviction in cases of domestic violence: comparative analysis of Scottish and German criminal procedure Journal Article
    Wutz, M. C. (2011)
    In: Aberdeen Student Law Review, pp. 76-98
    Comparative law Domestic or gender-based violence Evidence: criminal law Prosecutorial discretion Victims Witnesses
  2. Human dignity in criminal procedure. A comparative overview of Israeli and German law Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas ; Ghanayim, Khalid (2011)
    In: Israel Law Review, 44(1-2), pp. 199-228
    Criminal procedure Comparative law Evidence: criminal law Search and seizure Electronic surveillance Confidential communications Civil rights Human rights
    DOI
  3. Should we search for the truth, and who should do it? Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2011)
    In: North Carolina Journal of International Law and Commercial Regulation, 36(2), pp. 389-415
    Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Comparative law Confidential communications Evidence: criminal law Juries and lay judges International criminal courts and tribunals
  4. The Gäfgen judgment of the European Court of Human Rights: on the consequences of the threat of torture for criminal proceedings Journal Article
    Ast, Stephan (2010)
    In: German Law Journal, 11(12), pp. 1393-1406
    European Court of Human Rights Torture Judgments Evidence: criminal law Admissions and confessions
    DOI
    Open Access
  5. Truth or due process? The use of illegally gathered evidence in the criminal trial Contribution
    Gless, Sabine (2010)
    In: Basedow, Jürgen (Eds.), German national reports to the 18th International Congress of Comparative Law, Washington 2010, Mohr Siebeck, Tübingen, pp. 675-709
    Evidence: criminal law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Criminal procedure
  6. “Fruits of the poisonous tree” in comparative law Journal Article
    Thaman, Stephen C. (2010)
    In: Southwestern Journal of International Law, 16(2), pp. 333-384
    Evidence: criminal law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Due process of law Search and seizure Admissions and confessions Electronic surveillance Torture Constitutional courts Comparative law
  7. Prosecuting terrorism financing in Germany. Bundesgerichtshof (German Federal Court of Justice), Judgment of 14 August 2009 - 3 StR 552/08 Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M.; Ide, Timo (2010)
    In: German Law Journal, 11(11), pp. 1292-1305
    Terrorism Evidence: criminal law Electronic surveillance Due process of law Criminal procedure Civil rights
    DOI
    Open Access
  8. Do rules of evidence apply (only) in the courtroom? Deceptive interrogation in the United States and Germany Journal Article
    Ross, Jacqueline E. (2008)
    In: Oxford Journal of Legal Studies, 28(3), pp. 443-474
    Criminal investigation Criminal interrogation Evidence: criminal law Police Comparative law
    DOI
  9. The guarantee of defence counsel and the exclusionary rules on evidence in criminal proceedings in Germany Journal Article
    Fahl, Christian (2007)
    In: German Law Journal, 8(11), pp. 1053-1067
    Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Evidence: criminal law
    DOI
    Open Access
  10. Terror and law in Germany. German responses to 9/11 Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M. (2006)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 4(5), pp. 1152-1165
    Terrorism Police Secret service Electronic surveillance Due process of law Constitutional law Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law
    DOI
  11. The place of covert surveillance in democratic societies. A comparative study of the United States and Germany Journal Article
    Ross, Jacqueline E. (2006)
    In: American Journal of Comparative Law, 55(3)
    Criminal investigation Secret service Police Rule of law Civil rights Right of privacy Criminal procedure Constitutional law Evidence: criminal law Organized crime Legal history Comparative law
    DOI
  12. The law of German criminal procedure Contribution
    Dannecker, Gerhard ; Roberts, Julian (2005)
    In: Reimann, Mathias; Zekoll, Joachim (Eds.), Introduction to German law, Kluwer Law International, The Hague, pp. 419-450
    Criminal procedure History Courts Trial practice Police Evidence: criminal law Indictment and information
  13. The law of search and seizure and the law of arrest and short-term detention in Germany. A critical assessment Contribution
    Walther, Susanne (2004)
    In: Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (Eds.), Coercive measures in a socio-legal comparison of the People's Republic of China and Germany. Proceedings of the Conference on Sino-German Compulsory Systems in Beijing on February 24. - 25.2003, Ed. iuscrim Max-Planck-Inst. für Ausländisches und Internat. Strafrecht, Freiburg i. Br., (Kriminologische Forschungsberichte aus dem Max-Planck-Institut für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht, Freiburg i. Br, 118), pp. 175-198
    Search and seizure Arrest, detention and bail Criminal investigation Due process of law Criminal procedure Criminal law: constitutional aspects Evidence: criminal law
  14. Terror and law - is the German legal system able to deal with terrorism? The Bundesgerichtshof (Federal Court of Justice) decision in the case against El Motassadeq Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M. (2004)
    In: German Law Journal, 5(5), pp. 515-524
    Terrorism Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Due process of law Witnesses Judicial process
    DOI
    Open Access
  15. “Procedural weakness” of German criminal justice and its unique exclusionary rules based on the right of personality Journal Article
    Cho, Kuk (2001)
    In: Temple International & Comparative Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 1-30
    Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Search and seizure Electronic surveillance