Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The legal status of the polygraph in Germany Journal Article
    Floren, Thorsten (2025)
    In: European Polygraph, 19(1), pp. 91-100
    Criminal investigation Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Civil rights Evidence: criminal law Evidence
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  2. Audiovisual interrogation of witnesses in Belgium and Germany and its fundamental rights implications Journal Article
    Beazley, Ashlee; Ertle, Lena; Mosna, Anna; Rackow, Peter (2025)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 33(1-2), pp. 133-153
    Criminal procedure Criminal interrogation Witnesses Evidence: criminal law Video, tape and disc recordings, etc. Civil rights Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Due process of law
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  3. Germany: A clash of systems between EU mutual legal assistance instruments and national law Contribution
    Albrecht, Anna H.; Schneider, Anne (2025)
    In: Caianiello, Michele; Contissa, Giuseppe; Lasagni, Giulia (Eds.), Facilitating judicial cooperation in the EU, Brill | Nijhoff, pp. 182-217
    International judicial assistance European Union and national law (relationship) Extradition Arrest, detention and bail Civil rights Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Remedies European Law: general
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  4. Digital evidence and the cooperation of service providers in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2025)
    In: Franssen, Vanessa; Tosza, Stanislaw (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of digital evidence in criminal investigations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 289-308
    Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Witnesses Internet World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Computers Computer software Communications and mass media Search and seizure Social media Civil rights International judicial assistance
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  5. Who complains in prison, who doesn’t and why? A view from Germany Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine; Rogan, Mary (2025)
    In: Daems, Tom; Larrauri, Elena (Eds.), Just prisons. Requests and complaints in prisons in Europe, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave studies in prisons and penology, ), pp. 49-72
    Prisons and imprisonment Civil rights Empirical research
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  6. German report Contribution
    Schneider, Anne (2024)
    In: Rogacka-Rzewnicka, Maria (Eds.), Limits of freedom of public authorities with respect to obtaining evidence at the stage of investigation, Brill, Leiden, pp. 71-104
    Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Evidence: criminal law Prosecuting and public attorney Courts Criminal law: constitutional aspects Civil rights
  7. Differences in United States and German police organizations with an impact on the policing of public assemblies Contribution
    Bürger, Bernd; Thielmann, Gerd; Hanson, Alan; Dobson, Craig (2023)
    In: Bürger, Bernd; Herold, Tamara; Lee, Ryan (Eds.), Public order policing. A professional's guide to international theories, case studies, and best practices, Springer International Publishing, Cham, pp. 149-167
    Police Comparative law Freedom of assembly Civil rights Federalism and federal system Education History
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  8. Contextualising police stops in public debates: Policy turning-points in Germany Contribution
    Aden, Hartmut; Bosch, Alexander; Fährmann, Jan; Thurn, Roman (2023)
    In: Maillard, Jacques; Rowe, Michael; Verfaillie, Kristof (Eds.), The politicization of police stops in Europe. Public issues and police reform, Palgrave Macmillan, Basingstoke, (Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies, ), pp. 245-266
    Police Criminal law: constitutional aspects Civil rights Emigration and immigration Criminal policy Races
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  9. “Your honor is not my honor”: Disenfranchisement and rehabilitation as a political battleground from the war to the end of the Weimar Republic Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 172-205
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Legal history Civil rights Amnesty and pardon Law reform National Socialism Antisemitism Races
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  10. “The blessing of the war”: World War I as a chance for rehabilitation Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 153-171
    Rehabilitation of criminals War Sanctions, Criminal Amnesty and pardon Civil rights Military law and armed forces Legal history
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  11. “The chain of dishonor”: Petitioning for rehabilitation in imperial Germany Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 125-152
    Rehabilitation of criminals Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Records Amnesty and pardon Legal history
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  12. Political offenders vs. common criminals: challenging the distinction Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 82-124
    Legal history Political crimes Civil rights Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Offenses against the state Socialism Sedition
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  13. Institutions of honor: A leveling society searching to protect its institutions Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 48-81
    Sanctions, Criminal Military law and armed forces Legal history Codes and codification Social policy and reform Law reform Civil rights
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  14. “Rights of citizenship are conditional rights”: Disenfranchisement, honor, and trust in the criminal codes before German unification Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 19-47
    Legal history Codes and codification Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Citizenship Offenses against the administration of justice Rehabilitation of criminals
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  15. Policing the COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Challenges and learnings for future crises Contribution
    Aden, Hartmut (2023)
    In: Bervoets, Eric; Boer, Monica; Hak, Linda (Eds.), Plural policing, security and the COVID crisis, Springer International Publishing, Cham, (Palgrave's Critical Policing Studies, ), pp. 139-160
    Police Pandemic / Epidemic Federalism and federal system Right of privacy Data protection Health Freedom of assembly Private security services Civil rights
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