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  1. Room for improvement: A critical assessment of 20 years of the code of crimes against international law in Germany from an NGO perspective Journal Article
    Kaleck, Wolfgang; Schüller, Andreas (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 857-870
    Criminal procedure (233) Law reform (124) Victims (93) International criminal law (60) Economic crimes and offenses (51) Prosecutorial discretion (37) Jurisdiction (29) Offenses committed in public office (25) Private prosecution (20) Torture (11)
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  2. The protection of human dignity in interrogations. May interrogative torture ever be tolerated? Reflections in light of recent German and Israeli experiences Journal Article
    Gur-Arye, Miriam; Jessberger, Florian (2011)
    In: Israel Law Review, 44(1-2), pp. 229-262
    Criminal procedure (233) Terrorism (81) Human rights (65) Rule of law (23) Criminal interrogation (12) Torture (11)
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  3. 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
    Evidence: criminal law (73) Judgments (69) European Court of Human Rights (36) Admissions and confessions (22) Torture (11)
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  4. “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
    Comparative law (254) Evidence: criminal law (73) Criminal law: constitutional aspects (47) Due process of law (39) Electronic surveillance (38) Search and seizure (22) Admissions and confessions (22) Torture (11) Constitutional courts (11)
  5. Accountability for the torture memo. Prosecuting Guantanamo in Europe: can and shall the masterminds of the “torture memos” be held criminally responsible on the basis of universal jurisdiction? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2009)
    In: Case Western Reserve Journal of International Law, 42(1/2), pp. 405-448
    International criminal law (60) Jurisdiction (29) Crimes against humanity (15) Exterritoriality (12) Torture (11)
  6. Incommunicado detention in Germany: an example of reactive anti-terror legislation and long-term consequences Journal Article
    Oehmichen, Anna (2008)
    In: German Law Journal, 9(7), pp. 855-888
    Comparative law (254) Terrorism (81) Human rights (65) Arrest, detention and bail (59) Constitutional law (54) Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) (43) Organized crime (36) European Court of Human Rights (36) Torture (11)
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  7. May a state torture suspects to save the life of innocents? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2008)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 6(2), pp. 261-287
    Comparative law (254) Terrorism (81) Human rights (65) Criminal investigation (65) Justification (criminal law) (51) Defenses (criminal law) (36) Crime prevention (35) Excuse (criminal law) (29) Law enforcement (15) International law (13) Torture (11) Duress (7)
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  8. Implementing the prohibition of torture on three levels. The United Nations, the Council of Europe, and Germany Journal Article
    Herrmann, Joachim (2008)
    In: Hastings International and Comparative Law Review, 31(1), pp. 437-459
    Sanctions, Criminal (77) Human rights (65) Legislation (42) European Court of Human Rights (36) Treaties (32) Extradition (14) Torture (11) Council of Europe (8) United Nations (UN) (4) Punishment, Corporal (3)
  9. Torture in Abu Ghraib: the complaint against Donald Rumsfeld under the German code of crimes against international law Journal Article
    Fischer-Lescano, Andreas (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(3), pp. 689-724
    Criminal law (142) International criminal law (60) Criminal law: complicity (50) Treaties (32) Jurisdiction (29) Rule of law (23) War crimes (17) Torture (11) Military occupation (5) Armed forces abroad (2) Prisoners of war and internees (1)
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  10. Bad torture - good torture? What international criminal lawyers may learn from the recent trial of police officers in Germany Journal Article
    Jessberger, Florian (2005)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 3(5), pp. 1059-1073
    Criminal procedure (233) Police (89) Criminal law: culpability (84) Offenses against the person (59) Defenses (criminal law) (36) Law enforcement (15) International law (13) Criminal interrogation (12) Torture (11)
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  11. May government ever use torture? Two responses from German law Journal Article
    Brugger, Winfried (2000)
    In: The American Journal of Comparative Law, 48(4), pp. 661-678
    Criminal procedure (233) Police (89) Terrorism (81) Constitutional law (54) International law (13) Torture (11)
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  • 11 of 1237 Publications