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. 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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  3. 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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  4. Growing up Germanic: The educational experiences of children raised in right-wing extremist communities in rural Germany Journal Article
    Schneider, Lynn (2025)
    In: Studies in Conflict & Terrorism, pp. 1-22
    Extremism Education Children / Adolescents Empirical research National Socialism
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  5. Legal and epic alienation. Fritz Bauer’s critique of the Frankfurt Auschwitz trial (1963-1965) and Peter Weiss’s dramatic treatment of the trial in the investigation. Oratorio in 11 cantos (1965) Journal Article
    Steitz, Kerstin (2025)
    In: Law & Literature, 37(1), pp. 187-210
    Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular National Socialism Arts Criminal law
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  6. The Jewish purging of a small German town. Personal recollection, private letters, and oral testimony Book
    Boes, Maria R. (2024)
    ISBN 9781350450196, Bloomsbury Publishing, London
    National Socialism Antisemitism Holocaust / Shoah Concentration camps History
  7. Destruction of the rule of law in Nazi Germany. The people's court and the failure of post-war justice Contribution
    Safferling, Christoph J.M. (2024)
    In: Czarnecki, Pawel; Glogowska, Sonia; Górski, Adam; Sakowicz, Andrzej; Swiatlowski, Andrzej (Eds.), Hominum causa omne ius constitutum sit. Ksiega jubileuszowa Profesora Piotra Hofmanskiego, Wolters Kluwer, Warszawa, pp. 683-691
    National Socialism Rule of law Offenses committed in public office Military occupation Military tribunals (international) Judiciary Trials: particular Legal history
  8. 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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  9. The pedagogical potential of the late prosecution of Nazi crimes, or: When in doubt, embrace the doubt Contribution
    Rhein, Katharina (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 207-217
    National Socialism Rule of law Education Trials
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  10. Belated justice: Judging the past to build the future Contribution
    Fronza, Emanuela (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 193-206
    National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular Limitation of actions Aged Concentration camps Due process of law Punishment, Theories of
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  11. ‘Show/trials’: The performative aspect of the late prosecution of Nazi crimes Contribution
    Arnold, Stefan; Wilhelms, Kerstin (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 173-191
    National Socialism Trials: particular News media Concentration camps Sociological jurisprudence Criminal procedure Private prosecution Aged
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  12. Atrocity then, trial now: The aesthetics, acoustics, and visualities of prosecuting Oskar Gröning Contribution
    Fournet, Caroline; Drumbl, Mark (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 153-171
    National Socialism Concentration camps Holocaust / Shoah Witnesses Aged Criminal procedure Trials: particular
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  13. The guard and the secretary Contribution
    Douglas, Lawrence (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 123-131
    National Socialism Criminal law: complicity Crimes against humanity Genocide Concentration camps Holocaust / Shoah Antisemitism Trials: particular Criminal procedure
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  14. Justifying the late punishment of elderly Nazi criminals from the perspective of punishment theory Contribution
    Köpcke, Tobias (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 103-121
    National Socialism Trials: particular Holocaust / Shoah Aged Punishment, Theories of Punishment, Purposes of
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  15. The role of the criminal defence in the last Nazi trials Contribution
    Ohnesorge, Rebecca (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 89-100
    National Socialism Holocaust / Shoah Trials: particular Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Concentration camps News media Criminal procedure
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