Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The new German law on sexual assault Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2023)
    In: Hörnle, Tatjana (Eds.), Sexual assault. Law reform in a comparative perspective, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 141-162
    Sexual offenses Criminal policy Law reform Legislation Duress Criminal act Treaties
  2. Criminal responsibility for corporate crimes in Germany? The never ending story to finally get (to) the corporate actor Contribution
    Schmitt-Leonardy, Charlotte (2022)
    In: Matiaske, Wenzel (Eds.), The 'Betrieb' as corporate actor, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft, Baden-Baden, pp. 46-59
    Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Criminal law: culpability Corporations: officers Persons Law reform
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  3. Assisted suicide in Germany: the landmark ruling of the German Federal Constitutional Court of February 26, 2020 Journal Article
    Göken, Hanna ; Zwießler, Franziska (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 661-671
    Suicide Euthanasia Criminal law Medical laws and legislation Medical ethics Judgments Law reform
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  4. “Verbandssanktionengesetz” — Corporate liability for Germany? Journal Article
    Allahverdiyev, Sijad ; Othman, Marvin (2022)
    In: German Law Journal, 23(4), pp. 637-649
    Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Legislation Law reform
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  5. Penal reform in Imperial Germany : Conflict and compromise Contribution
    Wetzell, Richard F. (2022)
    In: Pifferi, Michele (Eds.), The limits of criminological positivism. The movement for criminal law reform in the west, 1870-1940, Routledge, Abingdon, pp. 42-73
    Law reform Legal history Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Criminals Sanctions, Non-criminal years: 1880 - 1945
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  6. Who can talk about abortion? Information, offence, freedom of speech, and the advertising ban in Germany Journal Article
    Ulbricht, Alexej (2021)
    In: Politics, pp. 1-14
    Abortion Freedom of speech Criminal law Law reform Religion Extremism
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  7. 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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  8. “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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  9. Evaluating #MeToo: the perspective of criminal law theory Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 833-846
    Sexual offenses Offenses against the person Law reform Feminism Criminal act Criminal law: culpability
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  10. Autonomy and the right to (end one’s?) life: a German perspective Contribution
    Momsen, Carsten ; Schwarze, Mathis (2021)
    In: Forster, Charles; Herring, Jonathan; O'Neill, Clayton; Tingle, John (Eds.), Routledge handbook of global health rights, Routledge, London, pp. 332-347
    Suicide Euthanasia Homicide Legal good Trials: particular Judgments Jurisprudence Civil rights Mental health Medical ethics Law reform
  11. Developments in German criminal law: speed merchant or murderer? The Ku’Damm road race case and the new criminal legislation regulating illegal motor racing Journal Article
    Davaanyam, Khulan ; Wolff, Franziska ; Khalaf, Ranya (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 288-302
    Traffic violations Traffic accidents Homicide Offenses against the person Administrative offenses Criminal intent Judgments Sentences Law reform
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  12. “L’État, c’est moi!” The defamation of foreign state leaders in times of globalized media and growing nationalism Journal Article
    Heinze, Alexander (2020)
    In: Journal of International Media and Entertainment Law, 9(1), pp. 33-67
    Defamation Freedom of speech Executive power Law reform Criminal policy Treaties International law Comparative law European Court of Human Rights Freedom of the press and mass media
  13. German anti-stalking legislation and its recent changes Journal Article
    Ropers, Anni ; Ebner, Viola ; Burgard, Selina ; Zucker, Julia ; Erber, Michael (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(4), pp. 787-798
    Offenses against the person Law reform Criminal law Criminal policy Victims Jurisprudence Private prosecution
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  14. Striving for consistency: why German sentencing needs reform Journal Article
    Herz, Clara (2020)
    In: German Law Journal, 21(8), pp. 1625-1648
    Sentences Law reform Criminal law Empirical research Judicial discretion Punishment, Purposes of Comparative law
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  15. The impact of Covid-19 on prisons and penal policy in Germany Journal Article
    Dünkel, Frieder (2020)
    In: Victims & Offenders, 15(7-8), pp. 1113-1123
    Communicable diseases Prisons and imprisonment Alternative criminal sanctions Parole and probation Criminal policy Judicial statistics Sentences Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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