Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. A drop in crime and in fear Journal Article
    Boers, Klaus (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 108(1), pp. 58-63
    Criminology Crime Criminal policy Victims Comparative law
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  2. Comparing the level of punitiveness in the U.S. and Germany Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2025)
    In: Criminal Law Forum
    Comparative law Prisons and imprisonment Criminal policy Sentences Statistics Demography Federalism and federal system Criminal procedure Colleges and universities
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  3. Invalidation of judicial decisions in cases of farcical prosecutions. A German perspective Contribution
    Abraham, Markus (2025)
    In: Couso Salas, Jaime; Cárdenas Aravena, Claudia; Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (Eds.), Transitional justice and the criminal responsibility of judges, Routledge, London, pp. 119-130
    Transitional justice Judgments Criminal law Prosecuting and public attorney National Socialism Inter-German relations German reunification Sedition Offenses against the administration of justice Offenses committed in public office Wrongful conviction Criminal policy
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  4. Why and how sexual freedom changed western criminal law (19th and 20th centuries) Journal Article
    Masferrer, Aniceto (2025)
    In: cliothemis
    Sex Criminal law Legal history Legal good Law and ethics Homosexuality Marriage Right of privacy Criminal policy Criminal act Offenses against the person Offenses against morals
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  5. Atlantic knowledge transfer. U.S. criminal law in 19th century Germany Journal Article
    Kesper-Biermann, Sylvia (2025)
    In: cliothemis
    Comparative law Law reform Legal history Criminal law Criminal procedure Criminal policy Criminal law: juveniles Criminology
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  6. Hate crimes and hate speech in Germany: mapping of legal provisions and the interpretation of case law Contribution
    Carrera, Enara Garro (2024)
    In: Anderez Belategi, Mikel; Garro Carrera, Enara; Gordon Benito, Iñigo; Landa Gorostiza, Jon-Mirena (Eds.), Hate crimes in comparative legal perspective, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 39-77
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Defamation Sentences Antisemitism Discrimination Minorities Gender and gender identity Sexual orientation National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Criminal policy Freedom of speech
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  7. 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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  8. The ‘total-legalization’ of cannabis in Germany: Legal challenges and the EU free market conundrum Journal Article
    Hofmann, Robin (2023)
    In: European Journal of Crime, Criminal Law and Criminal Justice, 31(2), pp. 173-196
    Drug abuse and crime Drug abuse Criminal policy European Union and national law (relationship) European Law: criminal law and procedure
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  9. Trends in German Criminal Procedure Law Journal Article
    Gesk, Georg (2023)
    In: Bulletin of L.N. Gumilyov Eurasian National University. LAW Series, 144(3), pp. 106-115
    Criminal procedure Human rights Victims Law reform Criminal statistics Criminal policy
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  10. Reform needs in German criminal law on sexual offenses: The non-compromise of “no-means-no” Contribution
    Gmelin, Lena; Wörner, Hannah (2023)
    In: Erbaş, Rahime (Eds.), European perspectives on attrition in sexual offenses, Lexington Books, Lanham
    Sexual offenses Criminal policy Criminal act Justification (criminal law) Law reform Legislation Self determination Duress
  11. 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
  12. Risk assessment - The key to more security? Factors, tools, and practices in dealing with extremist individuals Journal Article
    Höffler, Katrin; Meyer, Miriam; Möller, Veronika (2022)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28(2), pp. 269-295
    Extremism Terrorism Social media Criminal policy
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  13. Terrorist offenses and juveniles – A comparison between Germany and Turkey Journal Article
    Balo, Yusuf Solmaz; Butz, Felix (2022)
    In: European Journal of Comparative Law and Governance, 9(1), pp. 7-55
    Terrorism Criminal law: juveniles Comparative law Criminal policy
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  14. Addressing the paradox of tolerance in liberal democracies: why do France and Germany respond differently to right-wing radicalism? Journal Article
    Laumond, Bénédicte (2022)
    In: Journal of Contemporary European Studies, pp. 1-18
    Criminal policy Comparative law Social policy and reform Extremism
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  15. The methods of legal dogmatics of criminal law from a realistic perspective Contribution
    Matsuzawa, Shin (2021)
    In: Matsuzawa, Shin; Nuotio, Kimmo (Eds.), Methodology of criminal law theory: art, politics or science?, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, pp. 9-38
    Criminal law: theory Comparative law Criminal policy
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