Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
    In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246
    Criminal law: theory (164) Sentences (122) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Criminal law: culpability (84) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Judgments (69) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Human rights (65) Prosecutorial discretion (37) Sanctions, Administrative (34) Rule of law (23) Judiciary (21) Judicial discretion (21)
  2. Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files Journal Article
    Leuschner, Fredericke (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), pp. 292-315
    Criminal procedure (233) Empirical research (163) Criminology (127) Sentences (122) Prosecutorial discretion (37) Judicial discretion (21) Sex (16) Offenses against property (14) Judicial process (12)
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  3. A German perspective Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes; Stübner, Susanne (2022)
    In: van der Wolf, Michiel (Eds.), Safeguarding the quality of forensic assessment in sentencing, Routledge, New York, pp. 146-174
    Sentences (122) Prisons and imprisonment (82) Criminal law: juveniles (75) Judicial discretion (21) Psychology (20) Mental health (19) Psychiatry (12) Psychiatric / mental institution (11)
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  4. The turn to confession bargaining in German criminal procedure: Causes and comparisons with American plea bargaining Journal Article
    Langbein, John H. (2022)
    In: The American Journal of Comparative Law, 70(1), pp. 139-161
    Comparative law (254) Criminal procedure (233) Legal history (146) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Inquisitorial system (46) Prosecuting and public attorney (43) Prosecutorial discretion (37) Adversarial system (30) Admissions and confessions (22) Judicial discretion (21)
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  5. Cooperation agreements in Germany and the United States Contribution
    Ambos, Kai; Thaman, Stephen C. (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. 300-346
    Comparative law (254) Criminal procedure (233) Sentences (122) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Evidence: criminal law (73) Criminal investigation (65) Due process of law (39) Prosecutorial discretion (37) Judicial discretion (21) Wrongful conviction (6)
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  6. Leniency programs – a model to cope with the past? Contribution
    Eisele, Jörg (2020)
    In: Eisele, Jörg (Eds.), Past and future. Transitional justice versus traditional criminal justice? : Ways of dealing with past conflicts and past autocracies, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Beiträge zum Strafrecht - Contributions to Criminal Law, ), pp. 85-98
    Sentences (122) Evidence: criminal law (73) Criminal investigation (65) Offenses committed in public office (25) Witnesses (23) Judicial discretion (21) Mitigation (3)
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  7. Striving for consistency: why German sentencing needs reform Journal Article
    Herz, Clara (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(8), pp. 1625-1648
    Comparative law (254) Empirical research (163) Criminal law (142) Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Judicial discretion (21)
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  8. The struggle for apposite sentencing Contribution
    Kudlich, Hans; Koch, Jennifer (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 353-363
    Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Judicial discretion (21)
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  9. Sentencing guidelines vs. free judicial discretion - is German sentencing law in need of reform? Contribution
    Kaspar, Johannes (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 337-352
    Criminal law: theory (164) Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Criminal law: culpability (84) Criminal law: constitutional aspects (47) Judicial discretion (21) Punishment, Theories of (20) Punishment, Proportionality of (10) Legal education (6)
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  10. Criminal sentencing in Canada and Germany: law without order? A commentary from a German perspective Contribution
    Grosse-Wilde, Thomas (2020)
    In: Ambos, Kai (Eds.), Strafzumessung / Sentencing. Angloamerikanische und deutsche Einblicke / Anglo-American and German insights, Göttingen University Press, Göttingen, (Göttinger Studien zu den Kriminalwissenschaften/Göttingen studies in criminal law and criminal justice, Band/volume 38), pp. 279-299
    Comparative law (254) Law reform (124) Sentences (122) Prosecuting and public attorney (43) Courts (27) Judicial discretion (21) Punishment, Proportionality of (10) Judicial review (5)
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  11. Eliminating Schmiergeld. Lessons learnt from the enforcement of foreign anti-bribery laws in the United States and Germany Journal Article
    van Genugten, Jesse (2019)
    In: Georgetown Law Journal, pp. 767-793
    Comparative law (254) Criminal procedure (233) Legal history (146) Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining (88) Economic crimes and offenses (51) Corporations: criminal liability (34) Admissions and confessions (22) Offenses against the state (21) Judicial discretion (21) Corporations: corrupt practices (21)
  12. Legal responses and sentencing in murder cases – a comparison of law and judicial reactions in India and Germany Journal Article
    Chattoraj, Paromita; Meier, Bernd-Dieter (2018)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 29(1), pp. 121-155
    Comparative law (254) Sentences (122) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Homicide (38) Domestic or gender-based violence (23) Judicial discretion (21) Capital punishment (9)
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  13. Sentencing, judicial discretion, and political prisoners in pre-war Nazi Germany Journal Article
    Geerling, Wayne; Magee, Gary B.; Smyth, Russell (2016)
    In: The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 46(4), pp. 517-542
    Legal history (146) Sentences (122) National Socialism (71) Judicial statistics (35) Judicial discretion (21) Political crimes (18) Dictatorship (4)
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  14. Dominant court decision-making: Germany. Conditional release in Germany - Who decides? And who really does? Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2014)
    In: Herzog-Evans, Martine (Eds.), Offender release and supervision. The role of courts and the use of discretion, Wolf Legal Publishers, Oisterwijk, pp. 109-135
    Sentences (122) Parole and probation (37) Judges (32) Rehabilitation of criminals (23) Judicial discretion (21)
  15. Serious juvenile crime in Nazi Germany Contribution
    Waite, Robert G. (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 247-269
    Legal history (146) Criminology (127) Law reform (124) Criminal law: juveniles (75) National Socialism (71) Punishment, Purposes of (65) Criminals (49) Crime (44) Judicial discretion (21)