Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The effects of SARS-CoV-2 on criminal procedure in Germany Journal Article
    Bühner, Wilhem ; Rank, Anni (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 672-686
    Pandemic / Epidemic Criminal procedure
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  2. Germany: Between laissez-faire and literal regulation – the German approach to the implementation of the directives on defence rights Contribution
    Albrecht, Anna H.; Schneider, Anne (2022)
    In: Caianiello, Michele; Contissa, Giuseppe; Lasagni, Giulia; Sartor, Giovanni (Eds.), Effective protection of the rights of the accused in the EU directives. A computable approach to criminal procedure law, Brill Nijhoff, Leiden, pp. 114-132
    European Law: general Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) European Union and national law (relationship) Criminal procedure Legislation
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  3. Technological surveillance in the Federal Republic of Germany Contribution
    Shi, Jiahui (2022)
    In: Shi, Jiahui (Eds.), Technological surveillance of communication in American, German and Chinese criminal procedure, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Beiträge zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht - Studies in International and European Criminal Law and Procedure, 51), pp. 114-208
    Electronic surveillance Criminal procedure Right of privacy Communications and mass media Legal history Constitutional law
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  4. Arrest and coercion Contribution
    Vogler, Richard ; Brodowski, Dominik (2022)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 219-259
    Arrest, detention and bail Criminal procedure Comparative law Violence Discrimination Due process of law Civil rights
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  5. Consensual exchanges in German criminal procedure: the practice of negotiated judgments and the crown-witness regulation Contribution
    Schertel Mendes, Francisco (2021)
    In: Schertel Mendes, Francisco (Eds.), Leniency policies in the prosecution of economic crimes and corruption, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 150-213
    Economic crimes and offenses Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Evidence: criminal law Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Criminal procedure Sentences Judgments
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  6. Better to explain or to testify? The position of the accused as a source of oral evidence in a criminal trial in a comparative perspective Journal Article
    Kuczyńska, Hanna (2021)
    In: Comparative Law Review, pp. 47-77
    Witnesses Evidence: criminal law Criminal procedure Comparative law Common law Civil law Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure)
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  7. 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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  8. Corporate responsibility in Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2021)
    In: Ghanayim, Khalid; Shany, Yuval (Eds.), The quest for core values in the application of legal norms. Essays in honor of Mordechai Kremnitzer, Springer, Cham, pp. 103-119
    Corporations: criminal liability Persons Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Corporations: officers European Union and national law (relationship) Law reform Criminal procedure
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  9. Undercover investigation. Germany Contribution
    Teichmann, Fabian Maximilian Johannes (2021)
    In: Teichmann, Fabian (Eds.), Methods of terrorism financing. Criminal procedural obstacles to the prevention of crime in Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland, Peter Lang, Berlin, (Internationales und Europäisches Strafverfahrensrecht, Band 21), pp. 317-334
    Criminal investigation Criminal procedure Police
  10. Digital surveillance. Germany Contribution
    Teichmann, Fabian Maximilian Johannes (2021)
    In: Teichmann, Fabian (Eds.), Methods of terrorism financing. Criminal procedural obstacles to the prevention of crime in Germany, Liechtenstein, Austria and Switzerland, Peter Lang, Berlin, (Internationales und Europäisches Strafverfahrensrecht, Band 21), pp. 271-293
    Electronic surveillance Information storage and retrieval systems Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law
  11. “In the name of the people” Contribution
    Machura, Stefan ; Rennig, Christoph (2021)
    In: Diamond, Shari; Hans, Valerie; Ivković, Sanja; Marder, Nancy (Eds.), Juries, lay judges, and mixed courts. A Global perspective, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152-173
    Juries and lay judges Courts Legal history Judiciary Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Empirical research Law reform
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  12. The handling of digital evidence in Germany Contribution
    Gless, Sabine ; Wahl, Thomas (2021)
    In: Caianiello, Michele; Camon, Alberto (Eds.), Digital forensic evidence. Towards common European standards in antifraud administrative and criminal investigations, Wolters Kluwer, Milano, (Collezione di giustizia penale, 7), pp. 49-86
    Criminal procedure Search and seizure Criminal investigation Evidence: criminal law Data protection Electronic surveillance Information law and legislation Information storage and retrieval systems Databases Communications and mass media Right of privacy Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure)
  13. A comparative analysis of statutes of limitation Contribution
    Hochmayr, Gudrun (2021)
    In: Gropp, Walter; Hochmayr, Gudrun (Eds.), Die Verjährung als Herausforderung für die grenzüberschreitende Zusammenarbeit in Strafsachen, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, pp. 705-832
    Limitation of actions Comparative law Criminal law Criminal procedure
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  14. Formalism versus pragmatism – a comparative legal and empirical analysis of the German and Dutch criminal justice systems with regard to effectiveness and efficiency Journal Article
    Hofmann, Robin (2021)
    In: Maastricht Journal of European and Comparative Law, 28(4), pp. 452-478
    Comparative law Criminal procedure Administration of justice Sociology Judiciary Criminal statistics Judicial statistics Prosecuting and public attorney Evidence: criminal law Sentences Sanctions, Criminal
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  15. Developments in German criminal law: the urgent issues regarding prolonged pre-trial detention in Germany Journal Article
    Jung, Sina ; Petrick, Carolin ; Schiller, Eva Maria; Münster, Lukas (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 303-314
    Arrest, detention and bail Courts Liberty Criminal procedure Judgments
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