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  1. Corporate control through external whistleblowing: Initial findings from Germany Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2026)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research
    Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: governance European Law: general European Law: criminal law and procedure Empirical research European Union and national law (relationship)
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  2. Chapter IV, The application of the regulation (EU) 2018/1805 to legal persons and enterprises – Country report: Germany Contribution
    Heger, Martin; Sakellaraki, Anna (2025)
    In: Maugeri, Anna (Eds.), Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders, Pisa University Press, pp. 1091-1106
    European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) Persons Corporations Corporations: criminal liability Criminal procedure Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Administrative Restitution and unjust enrichment Search and seizure
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  3. Autonomous systems (AI) and criminal imputability: Challenges for modern law Journal Article
    Moch, Enrico (2025)
    In: International Journal of Research and Review, 12(10), pp. 287-301
    Artificial intelligence Criminal law: culpability Corporations: criminal liability Criminal law Criminal intent Causation Human rights Comparative law Legal good European Union
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  4. Corporate delinquency and corporate sanctions: A dilemma for the criminological critique of criminal law? Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform
    Criminology Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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  5. Germany Contribution
    Zimmermann, Till (2023)
    In: Pieth, Mark; Søreide, Tina (Eds.), Elgar concise encyclopedia of corruption law, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 240-244
    Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: criminal liability Corporations: governance Corporations: officers Public officials and employees Offenses committed in public office Medical ethics Sport
  6. Case study: the Siemens cases of the 2000s Contribution
    Berghoff, Hartmut (2023)
    In: Pieth, Mark; Søreide, Tina (Eds.), Elgar concise encyclopedia of corruption law, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 96-99
    Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Corporations: criminal liability Corporations: governance Corporations: officers
  7. Germany Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2023)
    In: Caeiro, Pedro; Costa, Miguel João; De Snaijer, Janneke; Gless, Sabine; Mitsilegas, Valsamis; Theodorakakou, Georgia (Eds.), Elgar encyclopedia of crime and criminal justice, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham
    Criminal law Criminal law: theory Criminal law: omission Criminal intent Mistake (criminal law) Negligence, Criminal Criminal law: culpability Causation Criminal law: complicity Corporations: criminal liability Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Legal good Sanctions, Criminal Criminal procedure Judiciary
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  8. 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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  9. Quasi-criminal enforcement mechanisms in Germany: Past and present Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2022)
    In: Franssen, Vanessa; Harding, Christopher (Eds.), Criminal and quasi-criminal enforcement mechanisms in Europe. Origins, concept, future, Hart Publishing, Oxford, (Hart studies in European criminal law, 16), pp. 41-66
    Legal history Sanctions, Administrative Corporations: criminal liability
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  10. “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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  11. Business criminal law. A primer for management and economics Book
    Staffler, Lukas (2022)
    ISBN 9783658344726, Springer Gabler, Wiesbaden
    Criminal law Economics Corporations: corrupt practices Securities Corporations: governance Corporations: criminal liability Corporate responsibility Fraud Money laundering Economic crimes and offenses
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  12. 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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  13. Corporate complicity in international crimes through arms supplies despite national authorisations? Journal Article
    Ambos, Kai (2021)
    In: International Criminal Law Review, 21(1), pp. 181-201
    Weapons International criminal law Corporate responsibility National security International trade Human rights Soft law Treaties International Criminal Court (ICC) Causation Corporations: criminal liability
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  14. Confiscation of assets and proceeds of crime in environmental criminal law – new approaches by the German legislator Contribution
    Esser, Robert (2021)
    In: Jacometti, Valentina; Pozzo, Barbara (Eds.), Environmental loss and damage in a comparative law perspective, Intersentia, Cambridge, (European Environmental Law Forum Series, Volume 6), pp. 209-227
    Environmental crimes and offenses Sanctions, Criminal European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) Corporations: criminal liability
  15. Overcoming the current system of corporate criminal law – Sanctioning corporate citizens. Crime prevention within the limits of the rule of law Contribution
    Dannecker, Gerhard; Schröder, Thomas (2020)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Pohlmann, Markus; Valarini, Elizangela (Eds.), Bribery, fraud, cheating. How to explain and to avoid organizational wrongdoing, Springer VS, Wiesbaden; Heidelberg, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 285-320
    Corporations: corrupt practices Crime Criminology Corporations: criminal liability Corporate responsibility Corporations Corporations: officers
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