Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. The harmonization of criminal responses to medical malpractice in Europe: Comparative and international law perspectives Journal Article
    Pisarenco, Constantin (2026)
    In: Juridical Tribune - Review of Comparative & International Law, 16(2), pp. 186-203
    Malpractice Physicians Hospitals Medical laws and legislation Criminal law: culpability Negligence, Criminal Comparative law Criminal procedure Evidence European Court of Human Rights Offenses against the person
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  2. The challenges posed to German criminal law by the so-called Pedo Hunters Journal Article
    Franzke, Kevin (2026)
    In: Revista Direitos Humanos e Sociedade, 9(2), pp. 3-22
    Criminal law Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Private security services Criminals Offenses against the person Offenses against morals
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  3. 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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  4. Monitoring universal jurisdiction’s rocky road. The trial of Bai L. in Germany Journal Article
    Aboueldahab, Susann; Freixo, Inês; González Espinosa, Rodolfo (2025)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 23(2), pp. 353-372
    Jurisdiction International criminal law Crimes against humanity Trials: particular Criminal procedure Criminal law: complicity Transitional justice
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  5. Cross-border victims in Germany Contribution
    Kilchling, Michael (2025)
    In: Hryniewicz-Lach, Elżbieta; Kilchling, Michael (Eds.), Cross-border victims in Europe, Routledge, London, pp. 67-90
    Victims Boundaries (international law) Criminal procedure Private prosecution Restitution and unjust enrichment Organized crime
  6. On being a ‘passive observer’: The corporeal and affective dimensions of power in observational research on trafficked women in criminal proceedings Journal Article
    FitzGerald, Sharron (2025)
    In: Qualitative Research, 25(3), pp. 611-628
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Sexual offenses Women Victims Witnesses Criminal interrogation Feminism Criminal procedure Empirical research
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  7. 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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  8. 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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  9. Pretext, deception and entrapment in criminal investigations Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik; M. Fissell, Brenner; Roberts, Paul (2025)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice. Volume III, Cambridge University Press, pp. 305-350
    Police / Policing Criminal investigation Criminal interrogation Agents provocateurs Rule of law Criminal procedure
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  10. Ineffective legal representation in Germany Contribution
    Diederichs, Laura Farina (2025)
    In: Beazley, Ashlee; Panzavolta, Michele; Sanders, Andrew (Eds.), Poor defence lawyering in criminal proceedings, Routledge, London, pp. 32-55
    Malpractice Attorneys Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Due process of law Costs Evidence Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence European Law: general
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  11. The criminal classification of cash exports to Russia in light of the EU sanctions regulation and recent case law Journal Article
    Althaus, Alicia (2025)
    In: Compliance Elliance Journal, 11(1), pp. 28-35
    International trade Sanctions, Criminal Judgments Mistake (criminal law) Criminal procedure Appeal Court of Justice of the European Union Punishment, Proportionality of
  12. 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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  13. Prosecuting state criminality after German unification. Judging the judges Contribution
    Werle, Gerhard; Vormbaum, Moritz (2025)
    In: Couso Salas, Jaime; Cárdenas Aravena, Claudia; Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (Eds.), Transitional justice and the criminal responsibility of judges, Routledge, London, pp. 27-47
    Transitional justice German reunification Inter-German relations Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the administration of justice Criminal law Criminal procedure Judges Prosecuting and public attorney Trials: particular Political crimes Human rights
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  14. Settling accounts for Nazi-era judicial injustice (NS-Justizunrecht) before Allied and (West-)German Courts. Charting new territories and failed opportunities Contribution
    Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (2025)
    In: Couso Salas, Jaime; Cárdenas Aravena, Claudia; Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (Eds.), Transitional justice and the criminal responsibility of judges, Routledge, London, pp. 3-17
    Transitional justice National Socialism Judges Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the administration of justice Military tribunals (international) Criminal procedure Inter-German relations
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  15. 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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