Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Corporate delinquency and corporate sanctions: A dilemma for the criminological critique of criminal law? Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2025)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform
    Criminology Corporations: criminal liability Economic crimes and offenses Sanctions, Administrative Sanctions, Criminal Law reform
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  2. 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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  3. Capital punishment in Germany Contribution
    Christ, Birte (2024)
    In: Fleury-Steiner, Benjamin; Sarat, Austin (Eds.), The Elgar companion to capital punishment and society, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham, pp. 322-333
    Capital punishment Legal history Law reform Punishment, Purposes of
  4. Enhancing the right of access to a lawyer for detained suspects and accused persons via videoconferencing : The situation in Germany and proposals for improvement Journal Article
    Nakane, Tomohiro (2024)
    In: Eucrim – European Law Forum: Prevention • Investigation • Prosecution, pp. 230-237
    Criminal procedure Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Law reform European Law: general
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    Open Access
  5. Women who kill their abusive intimate partners in non-confrontational circumstances - The need for German criminal law reform Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2024)
    In: International Journal for Crime, Justice and Social Democracy
    Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Duress Women Victims Law reform
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    Open Access
  6. German report on criminalisation of AI-related offences Journal Article
    Wörner, Liane; Blocher, Janine (2024)
    In: Revue Internationale de Droit Pénal, pp. 213-244
    Artificial intelligence Criminal law Law reform Right of privacy Self determination Computer crimes Offenses against the person Offenses against property Sexual offenses Economic crimes and offenses Discrimination Money laundering Terrorism
  7. Room for improvement: A critical assessment of 20 years of the code of crimes against international law in Germany from an NGO perspective Journal Article
    Kaleck, Wolfgang; Schüller, Andreas (2024)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, 21(4), pp. 857-870
    International criminal law Victims Private prosecution Jurisdiction Offenses committed in public office Torture Law reform Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Economic crimes and offenses
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  8. The price of freedom: Criminalization and the management of outsiders in Germany and the United States Book
    Soyer, Michaela (2024)
    ISBN 9780520394254, University of California Press, Oakland
    Minorities Sociology Comparative law Punishment, Purposes of Education Discrimination Emigration and immigration Races Law reform Prisons and imprisonment
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  9. The German abortion law Journal Article
    Wörner, Liane (2023)
    In: Acta Universitatis Szegediensis. (FORVM) Acta Juridica et Politics, 80(1), pp. 263-288
    Abortion Criminal law Medical laws and legislation Legal history Law reform
  10. Self-administration or practitioner administration? The scope of future German assisted dying legislation Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2023)
    In: Medical law review, 31(1), pp. 141-157
    Euthanasia Suicide Judgments Human rights Constitutional law Criminal law Offenses against the person Medical laws and legislation Malpractice Self determination Physicians Comparative law Law reform
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  11. 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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  12. Consensual proceedings - German perspective Contribution
    Dzik, Anna W.; Faber, Mirko (2023)
    In: Pawelec, Szymon (Eds.), Consensual procedures in criminal law. Comparative perspective, Peter Lang, Berlin, (Ius, Lex et Res Publica, 25), pp. 251-274
    Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Admissions and confessions Victims Conciliation and mediation
  13. Insane offenders, dangerous criminals, criminal responsibility and security measures: the positivist criminology network and the reform of criminal law in imperial Germany Journal Article
    Härter, Karl (2023)
    In: GLOSSAE. European Journal of Legal History, pp. 67-94
    Legal history Insanity Legal positivism Law reform Criminals Criminal law: culpability Codes and codification Psychology Recidivism Arrest, detention and bail Psychiatric / mental institution
    Open Access
  14. The German code of crimes against international law at twenty: overview and assessment of modern ‘German international criminal law’ Journal Article
    Bock, Stefanie (2023)
    In: Journal of International Criminal Justice, pp. 1-21
    International criminal law Criminal law Jurisdiction Codes and codification Terrorism Victims International Criminal Court (ICC) Law reform
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  15. 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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