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  1. Vertical and horizontal cooperation in combatting organized fraud in the EU. German perspective Contribution
    Engelhart, Marc (2026)
    In: Nowak, Celina (Eds.), Financial crime and the office of the European public prosecutor, Routledge, London, pp. 56-91
    Organized crime Fraud European Union and national law (relationship) Prosecuting and public attorney Police / Policing Taxation: procedure and enforcement Border guards Federalism and federal system European Law: criminal law and procedure International agencies International judicial assistance
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  2. 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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  3. Chapter V, Asset recovery office’s activities and management of frozen and confiscate assets – Country report: Germany Contribution
    Heger, Martin; Sakellaraki, Anna (2025)
    In: Maugeri, Anna (Eds.), Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders, Pisa University Press, pp. 1403-1420
    Sanctions, Criminal Restitution and unjust enrichment Search and seizure Bankruptcy European Union and national law (relationship)
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  4. 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
    Open Access PDF 129.1 KB
  5. Chapter II, Establishing the subject matter of the regulation (EU) 2018/1805. National confiscation models covered by the regulation: types, features and safeguard – Country report: Germany Contribution
    Heger, Martin; Sakellaraki, Anna (2025)
    In: Maugeri, Anna (Eds.), Mutual recognition of freezing and confiscation orders, Pisa University Press, pp. 153-188
    European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Administrative Restitution and unjust enrichment Search and seizure
    Open Access PDF 204.8 KB
  6. Deepfake and selected crimes in Polish and German criminal law Journal Article
    Bień-Węgłowska, Iwona; Tuora-Schwierskott, Ewa (2025)
    In: Teka Komisji Prawniczej PAN Oddział w Lublinie, 18(2), pp. 35-49
    Criminal law Crime Artificial intelligence Synthetic media Comparative law European Union and national law (relationship)
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  7. 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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  8. Germany Contribution
    Ochnio, Ariadna H. (2025)
    In: (Eds.), Rethinking EU law-making policy on confiscation of the proceeds of crime, Routledge, Abingdon, (Routledge / UACES contemporary European studies, ), pp. 177-185
    Sanctions, Criminal European Law: general European Union and national law (relationship) Comparative law Victims
  9. The implementation of EU enforcement duties in Germany. The gathering, sharing, and use of evidence by German administrative and judicial authorities from domestic and cross-border perspective Contribution
    Vries, Aart (2024)
    In: (Eds.), Evidence and transnational punitive enforcement proceedings in the European Union. The gathering, sharing, and use of evidence by member states' administrative and judicial authorities during transnational punitive enforcement proceedings in the EU's integrated internal market and area of freedom, security and justice, Eleven, The Hague, the Netherlands, (Pompe reeks, ), pp. 275-413
    European Union and national law (relationship) Evidence Evidence: criminal law Boundaries (international law) Border guards Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Criminal procedure Administrative law and procedure Sanctions, Criminal Sanctions, Administrative
  10. Germany Contribution
    Valerius, Brian (2024)
    In: Heinze, Eric (Eds.), Criminalising hate speech, T.M.C. Asser Press, The Hague, pp. 219-260
    Hate crimes / Hate speech Freedom of speech Constitutional law Social media Administrative agencies Criminal law Treaties European Union and national law (relationship) Council of Europe Judgments Human rights Education National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah
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  11. 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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  12. Pre-trial detention in Germany: A liberal approach, but not for all Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2023)
    In: Hammerschick, Walter; Morgenstern, Christine; Rogan, Mary (Eds.), European perspectives on pre-trial detention, Routledge, London, pp. 81-100
    Arrest, detention and bail Legal history Judicial statistics Law reform European Union and national law (relationship) European Court of Human Rights
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  13. The development of German criminal law against corruption in the private sector Contribution
    Dannecker, Gerhard (2023)
    In: Dannecker, Gerhard; Dölling, Dieter; Hermann, Dieter; Höly, Kristina; Mitra, Subrata; Pohlmann, Markus; Trombini, Maria (Eds.), Organizational crime, Springer Fachmedien, Wiesbaden, (Organization, management and crime - Organisation, Management und Kriminalität, ), pp. 93-122
    Corporations: corrupt practices Economic crimes and offenses Council of Europe European Union European Union and national law (relationship) Commerce Antitrust and restraint of competition Treaties European Law: general Criminal law Empirical research Judicial statistics
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  14. Strengths and weaknesses of the judicial protection in Germany Contribution
    Graebsch, Christine (2023)
    In: Cliquennois, Gaëtan (Eds.), The evolving protection of prisoners' rights in Europe, Routledge, Abingdon, (Routledge frontiers of criminal justice, ), pp. 98-110
    Prisons and imprisonment European Court of Human Rights European Union and national law (relationship) Arrest, detention and bail Penology Rehabilitation of criminals Minorities
  15. Manufacturing intelligence: Police and intelligence services in Germany Contribution
    Hanon, Jean-Paul (2022)
    In: Ben Jaffel, Hager; Larsson, Sebastian (Eds.), Problematising intelligence studies, Routledge, London, pp. 114-131
    Police / Policing Secret service Data protection Databases Transborder data flow Criminal investigation European Union and national law (relationship)
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