Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Alternative enforcement mechanisms in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2018)
    In: Dyson, Matthew; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), The limits of criminal law. Anglo-German concepts and principles, Intersentia, Antwerp, pp. 365-395
    Criminal procedure (233) Criminal law: theory (164) Victims (93) Police (89) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Parole and probation (37) Sanctions, Administrative (34) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
  2. Punishment as time-out Contribution
    Renzikowski, Joachim (2017)
    In: Aroso Linhares, José Manuel; Fernandes Godinho, Inês (Eds.), Actas do colóquio a pena e o tempo : 11 de Março de 2017. Proceedings of the sysmposium punishment and time: 11th March 2017, Instituto Jurídico, Faculdade de direito, Universidade de Coimbra, Coimbra, pp. 49-62
    Sentences (122) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Alternative criminal sanctions (11)
  3. Criminal liability of political decision-makers in Germany Contribution
    Zimmermann, Frank (2017)
    In: Zimmermann, Frank (Eds.), Criminal liability of political decision-makers. A comparative perspective, Springer, Cham, Switzerland, pp. 91-118
    Criminal procedure (233) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Criminal law: constitutional aspects (47) Courts (27) Offenses committed in public office (25) Offenses against the state (21) Government liability (5)
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  4. Sentencing thresholds in German criminal law and practice. Legal and empirical aspects Journal Article
    Harrendorf, Stefan (2017)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 28(3), pp. 501-539
    Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Parole and probation (37) Judicial statistics (35) Sanctions, Administrative (34)
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  5. Criminal sanctions against corporations Contribution
    Ransiek, Andreas (2016)
    In: Paha, Johannes (Eds.), Competition law compliance programmes: an interdisciplinary approach, Springer, Cham, pp. 123-134
    Sanctions, Criminal (77) Economic crimes and offenses (51) Sanctions, Administrative (34) Corporations: criminal liability (34) Corporations: corrupt practices (21) Corporations: liability (4)
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  6. Preventive detention in German criminal law Journal Article
    Kaspar, Johannes (2016)
    In: Peking University Law Journal, 4(1), pp. 79-100
    Sanctions, Criminal (77) Judgments (69) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Criminals (49) European Court of Human Rights (36) Crime prevention (35) Recidivism (33) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
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  7. No news is good news: criminal sentencing in Germany since 2000 Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2016)
    In: Crime & Justice, 45(1), pp. 83-106
    Sentences (122) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Judicial statistics (35) Criminal statistics (29) Alternative criminal sanctions (11)
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  8. Trial and error - a critique of the new German draft code for a genuine corporate criminal liability Journal Article
    Rübenstahl, Markus; Brauns, Christian (2015)
    In: German Law Journal, 16(4), pp. 871-886
    Criminal procedure (233) Law reform (124) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Sanctions, Administrative (34) Corporations: criminal liability (34) Codes and codification (24) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
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  9. A civil asset recovery model – the German perspective and european human rights Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2015)
    In: Rui, Jon (Eds.), Non-conviction-based confiscation in Europe. Possibilities and limitations on rules enabling confiscation without a criminal conviction, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe des Max-Planck-Instituts für Ausländisches und Internationales Strafrecht. S, Strafrechtliche Forschungsberichte, 146), pp. 69-109
    Criminal procedure (233) Criminal law: culpability (84) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Human rights (65) European Union and national law (relationship) (51) European Court of Human Rights (36) European Law: general (26) Restitution and unjust enrichment (22) Admissions and confessions (22) Private prosecution (20) Punishment, Proportionality of (10) Civil suit (criminal procedure) (6)
  10. Criminal law after National Socialism : the Renaissance of natural law and the beginnings of penal reform in West Germany Contribution
    Gödecke, Petra (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 270-301
    Criminal law (142) Law reform (124) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) National Socialism (71) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Punishment, Theories of (20) Social policy and reform (13) Legal positivism (6) Natural law (5) Military government (3) Bar associations (3) Colleges and universities (2)
  11. Germany Contribution
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Dudeck, Manuela; Dünkel, Frieder (2014)
    In: Drenkhahn, Kirstin; Dudeck, Manuela; Dünkel, Frieder (Eds.), Long-term imprisonment and human rights, Routledge, London, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, 21), pp. 180-197
    Sentences (122) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Parole and probation (37) Judicial statistics (35) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
  12. Sentencing and prison practices in Germany and the Netherlands Journal Article
    Subramanian, Ram; Shames, Alison (2014)
    In: Federal Sentencing Reporter, 27(1), pp. 33-45
    Sentences (122) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77)
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  13. Crime and punishment in early modern Germany. Courts and adjudicatory practices in Frankfurt am Main, 1562 - 1696 Book
    Boes, Maria R. (2013)
    ISBN 9781409431473, Ashgate, Farnham
    Criminal procedure (233) Legal history (146) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Trials: particular (51) Women (38) Minorities (34) Antisemitism (32) Races (18) Discrimination (18) Gender and gender identity (11) Homosexuality (10)
  14. Secure preventive detention in Germany: incapacitation or treatment intervention? Journal Article
    Drenkhahn, Kirstin (2013)
    In: Behavioral sciences & the law, 31(3), pp. 312-27
    Sentences (122) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Crime prevention (35) Recidivism (33) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21) Retroactive laws (20) Mental health (19) Psychiatric / mental institution (11)
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  15. Contradictions in German penal practices: the long goodbye from the rehabilitation principle Contribution
    Dollinger, Bernd; Kretschmann, Andrea (2013)
    In: Ruggiero, Vincenzo; Ryan, Mick (Eds.), Punishment in Europe. A critical anatomy of penal systems, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 132-156
    Prisons and imprisonment (82) Sanctions, Criminal (77) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Penology (33) Rehabilitation of criminals (23) Sanctions, Non-criminal (21)
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