Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. A judge's participation in a criminal or terrorist organization. From Nuremberg to contemporary German criminal law Contribution
    Geneuss, Julia (2025)
    In: Couso Salas, Jaime; Cárdenas Aravena, Claudia; Jeßberger, Florian; Kuhli, Milan (Eds.), Transitional justice and the criminal responsibility of judges, Routledge, London, pp. 256-266
    Transitional justice Judges Offenses against public safety Terrorism Criminal law Offenses committed in public office
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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. Comparative norm design: The U.S. rules model and the German standards model in criminal justice and beyond Journal Article
    Bender, Philip Maximilian (2024)
    In: UCLA Journal of International Law and Foreign Affairs, 27(2)
    Comparative law Law, Methodology of Judges Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Witnesses Sentences Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Common law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system
  6. The role of alcohol intoxication on sentencing by judges and laypersons: Findings from a binational experiment in Germany and France Journal Article
    Bègue, Laurent; Zerhouni, Oulmann; Jobard, Fabien (2023)
    In: International Criminal Justice Review, 33(2), pp. 147-159
    Sentences Alcohol and alcoholism Judges Empirical research Comparative law
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  7. Understanding the German mixed tribunal Journal Article
    Machura, Stefan (2016)
    In: Zeitschrift für Rechtssoziologie, 36(2), pp. 273-302
    Juries and lay judges Judges Courts Comparative law Empirical research Criminal procedure
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  8. The enabler, the true believer, the fanatic: German justice in the Third Reich Journal Article
    Sfekas, Stephen J. (2015)
    In: Journal Jurisprudence, pp. 189-230
    National Socialism Criminal law War crimes Crimes against humanity History Military tribunals (international) Judges Antisemitism
  9. Dominant court decision-making: Germany. Conditional release in Germany - Who decides? And who really does? Contribution
    Morgenstern, Christine (2014)
    In: Herzog-Evans, Martine (Eds.), Offender release and supervision. The role of courts and the use of discretion, Wolf Legal Publishers, Oisterwijk, pp. 109-135
    Judges Sentences Parole and probation Judicial discretion Rehabilitation of criminals
  10. Democratic accountability and lay participation in criminal trials Contribution
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2014)
    In: Duff, Antony; Farmer, Lindsay; Marshall, Sandra; Tadros, Victor (Eds.), Judgment and calling to account, Bloomsbury Publishing, London, pp. 135-154
    Juries and lay judges Due process of law Judges Trials
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  11. Legal-political essays on the developments in Germany's criminal justice system Contribution
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2013)
    In: Albrecht, Peter-Alexis; Komarov, Vyacheslav; Moschak, Gregorii; Navrotskyy, Vyacheslav (Eds.), Ukraïny vlasnyj šljach / Der eigene Weg der Ukraine / Ukraine's own Path, Berliner Wiss.-Verl., Berlin, pp. 53-59
    Police Criminal investigation Prosecuting and public attorney Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Judges
  12. Moderate and non-arbitrary sentencing without guidelines – the German experience Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2013)
    In: Law and Contemporary Problems, 76(1), pp. 189-210
    Sentences Judges
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  13. A judge by another name? Comparative perspectives on the role of the public prosecutor Contribution
    Weigend, Thomas (2012)
    In: Luna, Erik (Eds.), The prosecutor in transnational perspective, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 377-391
    Prosecuting and public attorney Comparative law Judges Police Criminal investigation Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion Criminal law: theory Sentences
  14. The problems and limits of fair credibility assessment in German criminal law. Discussion about systematization and improvement of the procedure of credibility assessment Journal Article
    Zöhner, Malgorzata (2011)
    In: Internal Security, 3(2), pp. 105-130
    Criminal procedure Psychology Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Evidence: criminal law Witnesses Judges
  15. The political economy of the environmental criminal justice system: a production function approach Journal Article
    Almer, Christian; Goeschl, Timo (2011)
    In: Public Choice, 148(3-4), pp. 611-630
    Environmental crimes and offenses Police Prosecuting and public attorney Judges Economics Statistics Empirical research
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