Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. 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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  2. 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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  3. Malfeasance in office as a crime in the context of dictatorships. The example of judicial perversion of justice in the East German Waldheim Trials Contribution
    Cornelius, Kai (2025)
    In: Couso Salas, Jaime; Cárdenas Aravena, Claudia; Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (Eds.), Transitional justice and the criminal responsibility of judges, Routledge, London, pp. 18-26
    Transitional justice Offenses committed in public office Offenses against the administration of justice Trials: particular Inter-German relations German reunification National Socialism Dictatorship War crimes Judges
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  4. 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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  5. The principle of legality in the criminal law of Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Germany (on the example of certain norms on economic criminal offenses) Journal Article
    Berzin, Pawlo; Volynets, Ruslan; Berzina, Anzhela (2022)
    In: European Cooperation, 53(1), pp. 43-53
    Socialist criminal law Inter-German relations Electronic surveillance Secret service Political crimes Empirical research Criminology
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    Open Access
  6. Democracy, Nazi trials, and transitional justice in Germany, 1945-1950 Book
    Pendas, Devin O. (2020)
    ISBN 9781139021074, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge
    National Socialism Dictatorship Criminal law Offenses committed in public office Succession of states Inter-German relations Trials: particular Military tribunals (international) International criminal law Crimes against humanity Amnesty and pardon Military occupation Transitional justice Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism
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  7. From Marx to Majewski: a review of the law on voluntary intoxication in the former German Democratic Republic Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2015)
    In: Livings, Ben; Reed, Alan; Wake, Nicola (Eds.), Mental condition defences and the criminal justice system. Perspectives from law and medicine, Cambridge Scholars Publishing, Newcastle upon Tyne, pp. 275-294
    Comparative law Socialist criminal law Defenses (criminal law) Inter-German relations Criminal law: culpability Criminal intent Negligence, Criminal Criminal policy Legal history
  8. Repressive rehabilitation : crime, morality, and delinquency in Berlin-Brandenburg, 1945-1958 Contribution
    Evans, Jennifer V. (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 302-326
    Inter-German relations Capitalism Socialism Offenses against morals Rehabilitation of criminals Punishment, Purposes of Criminal law: juveniles Psychology Parents and children
  9. Goodies and baddies: the presentation of German police and criminals in East and West television drama Journal Article
    Rauxloh, Regina (2005)
    In: German Law Journal, 6(6), pp. 981-1000
    Police Criminals Inter-German relations Television, radio and cable transmission Propaganda
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    Open Access
  10. The German basic law and the prevention of criminality Journal Article
    Seidel, Gerd (2000)
    In: South African Journal of Criminal Justice, 13(3), pp. 288-311
    Constitutional law Inter-German relations German reunification Offenses committed in public office Crime Criminal law: constitutional aspects
  11. Retrospective criminal punishment under the German and Australian constitutions Journal Article
    Taylor, Greg (2000)
    In: The University of New South Wales Law Journal, 23(2), pp. 196-234
    Retroactive laws Comparative law Common law German reunification Inter-German relations Transitional justice Legal history Criminal law: constitutional aspects National Socialism Trials: particular Offenses committed in public office
  12. Imprisonment and prisoners' work: Normalization or less eligibility? Journal Article
    Feest, Johannes (1999)
    In: Punishment and Society, 1(1), pp. 99-107
    Slavery, forced labor, etc. Prisons and imprisonment Inter-German relations Judgments Rehabilitation of criminals Constitutional law
  13. Return of the past: The policy of the SED and the laws against homosexuality in Eastern Germany between 1946 and 1968 Journal Article
    Grau, Günter (1999)
    In: Journal of homosexuality, 37(4), pp. 1-21
    Inter-German relations Homosexuality Sexual offenses Social policy and reform Criminal policy Legal history
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  14. The police security system in the German Democratic Republic Journal Article
    Harnischmacher, Robert (1994)
    In: International Journal of Comparative and Applied Criminal Justice, 18(1-2), pp. 277-299
    Police Inter-German relations History National Socialism Political parties and groups Offenses committed in public office
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  15. Modern criminal policy in the FRG and the GDR Contribution
    Jescheck, Hans-Heinrich (1974)
    In: Hood, Roger (Eds.), Crime, criminology and public policy. Essays in honour of Sir Leon Radzinowicz, Heinemann, London, pp. 509-525
    Inter-German relations Criminal policy Law reform Sanctions, Criminal