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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. Criminal liability of deepfake pornography under Turkish and German criminal law Journal Article
    Eisele, Jörg ; Duman, Irmak (2025)
    In: Zeitschrift für Internationale Strafrechtswissenschaft, 4(1), pp. 69-82
    Comparative law Sexual offenses Artificial intelligence Internet Communications and mass media Offenses against morals Gender and gender identity Victims Women
    Open Access
  3. The nexus of women and ‘Clan Crime’: unravelling the dynamics and constraints Journal Article
    Jaraba, Mahmoud (2024)
    In: Trends in organized crime
    Organized crime Money laundering Women Emigration and immigration Gender and gender identity Empirical research
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    Open Access
  4. The just prison? Women’s prison reform and the figure of the “offender-as-victim” in Germany Journal Article
    Faust, Friederike ; Nagel, Klara (2024)
    In: Studies in Social Justice, 18(2), pp. 264-282
    Prisons and imprisonment Women Victims Criminology Social justice
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    Open Access
  5. 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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  6. The abuse of sexual images between liberal criminal law and the protection of sexual autonomy Contribution
    Schmidt, Anja (2024)
    In: Caletti, Gian; Summerer, Kolis (Eds.), Criminalizing intimate image abuse. A comparative perspective, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 103-120
    Offenses against morals Sexual offenses Right of privacy Sexual autonomy Women Feminism Sex Victims
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  7. 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
  8. Are women of all age groups equally affected by the shadow of sexual assault? Evidence from Germany Journal Article
    Hirtenlehner, Helmut ; Farrall, Stephen ; Groß, Eva (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), pp. 834-855
    Criminology Women Aged Sexual offenses Gender and gender identity Victims Empirical research
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  9. Too civil to care? How online hate speech against different social groups affects bystander intervention Journal Article
    Obermaier, Magdalena ; Schmid, Ursula Kristin; Rieger, Diana (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), pp. 817-833
    Criminology Homosexuality Races Women Hate crimes / Hate speech Social media Internet Empirical research
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    Open Access
  10. 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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  11. 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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  12. Feminism, science, and politics of infanticide in Wilhelmine Germany Journal Article
    Jackson, S. E. (2022)
    In: Monatshefte, 114(1), pp. 1-23
    Homicide Feminism Women Children / Adolescents Social policy and reform Legal history
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  13. "Multi-cultural societies and criminal law – how to accommodate cultural diversity?" Contribution
    Albrecht, Hans-Jörg (2021)
    In: Bruns, Alexander; Bu, Yuanshi; Hein, Jan; Meier, Sonja; Merkt, Hanno; Pawlik, Michael; Takahashi, Eiji; Vöneky, Silja (Eds.), Legal theory and interpretation in a dynamic society, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 335-362
    Emigration and immigration Human rights Criminal law Minorities Women Offenses against the person Defenses (criminal law) Offenses against personal liberty
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  14. Radical men and sympathizing women? Gendered constructions of agency in charges of terrorism in Germany Journal Article
    Eppert, Kerstin ; Roth, Viktoria (2021)
    In: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 12(4), pp. 552-574
    Extremism Terrorism Gender and gender identity Women Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship)
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  15. 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