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How to criminalize rape? The use of offense construction principles in relation to the criminal provision of rape Journal Article
Buisman, Sanne (2026)
In: German Law Journal, 27(1), pp. 83-107

Sexual offenses Criminal law: theory Criminal policy Comparative law Criminal act Victims Legislation Legislator

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The doctrine of legal interests and German criminal law Contribution
Böse, Martin (2026)
In: Ouwerkerk, Jannemieke; Voorde, Jeroen; Zoumpoulakis, Konstantinos; Öberg, Jacob (Eds.), The boundaries of criminalisation, Brill | Nijhoff, pp. 115-130

Legal good Criminal law: theory Punishment, Proportionality of Criminal policy Criminal law: constitutional aspects
Germany Contribution
Weigend, Thomas; Hoven, Elisa (2026)
In: Hoven, Elisa; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Justice in Criminal Law, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, pp. 175-197

Criminal law: theory Criminal intent Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Causation Criminal law: culpability Torture Civil rights Criminal law: attempt Criminal law: juveniles Limitation of actions Sentences Prisons and imprisonment Arrest, detention and bail
Interrelations of “debt” and “guilt” in criminal law: Reconsidering a Nietzschean narrative in the context of late capitalism Journal Article
Boe, Morten (2025)
In: Modern Criminal Law Review

Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Debtors and creditors Sanctions, Criminal Capitalism Law and ethics Language and languages

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The relevance of a second-person viewpoint for criminal law doctrine Journal Article
Hörnle, Tatjana (2025)
In: Criminal Law and Philosophy

Criminal law: theory Victims Criminal intent Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: unlawfulness Criminal law: attempt Legal history Religion

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The German doctrine of the protection of legal goods as the task of criminal law: Critical remarks on an alleged achievement of German criminal law theory Journal Article
Engländer, Armin (2025)
In: Criminal Law and Philosophy

Criminal law: theory Legal good

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Germany Contribution
Ambos, Kai; Bock, Stefanie (2025)
In: Adams, Verity; Bohlander, Michael; Reed, Alan; Simpson, Bethany (Eds.), Causation in criminal law. A research companion, Routledge, Abingdon, (Substantive issues in criminal law, ), pp. 145-162

Causation Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Products liability Mistake (criminal law)
A battle of ideas: Modes of liability and mass atrocities Journal Article
Minkova, Liana Georgieva (2024)
In: Law and Social Inquiry, 49(1), pp. 509-536

International criminal law Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rome Statute International criminal courts and tribunals Military tribunals (international) Common law Civil law system

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Models of criminal liability of a plurality of perpetrators under Polish and German criminal law: Comparative approach Journal Article
Miśkiewicz, Aleksandra; Vadokas, Alexander (2024)
In: Annales de la Faculté de Droit d’Istanbul, pp. 271-305

Criminal law: complicity Comparative law Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Criminal act Criminal law: unlawfulness Causation

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German criminal procedure Contribution
Miller, Russell A. (2024)
In: (Eds.), An introduction to German law and legal culture. Text and materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (Law in Context, ), pp. 400-414

Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Criminal law: theory Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Codes and codification
German criminal law Contribution
Miller, Russell A. (2024)
In: (Eds.), An introduction to German law and legal culture. Text and materials, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, (Law in Context, ), pp. 340-379

Criminal law Criminal act Criminal intent Criminal law: unlawfulness Criminal law: culpability Criminal law: theory Legal education Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Codes and codification
The insignificance principle between Germany and Brazil: A cautionary tale on legal imports Journal Article
Castro, Alexander (2024)
In: Criminal Law Forum, 35(2), pp. 123-152

Comparative law Reception of law Crime Criminal law: theory Legal history Sanctions, Administrative
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

Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
The principle of legality of crimes in Colombia and Germany: Difference in similarity? Contribution
Barco, Gustavo Emilio Cote (2023)
In: Ambos, Kai; Martínez, José (Eds.), Göttingen Handbook on Latin American public law and criminal justice, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, pp. 325-348

Criminal law: theory Comparative law Criminal law: constitutional aspects Codes and codification Judgments
Thomas Middelhoff in Germany Contribution
Gupta, Chander Mohan; Gottschalk, Petter (2023)
In: Gottschalk, Petter; Gupta, Chander (Eds.), Trusted white-collar defendants. The courtroom as a theater scene, Springer, Cham, pp. 19-35

Economic crimes and offenses Criminal law: theory Corporations: officers Fraud News media