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. Police use of excessive force in Germany Book
    Abdul-Rahman, Laila; Espín Grau, Hannah; Klaus, Luise; Singelnstein, Tobias (2025)
    ISBN 9783593520155, Campus, Frankfurt
    Police Offenses against the administration of justice Violence Empirical research Criminology
  6. Miscarriages of justice in Germany Contribution
    Leuschner, Fredericke; Rettenberger, Martin (2023)
    In: Robins, Jon (Eds.), Murder, wrongful conviction and the law. An international comparative analysis, Routledge, London, (Routledge contemporary issues in criminal justice and procedure, ), pp. 37-52
    Offenses against the administration of justice Criminal procedure Restitution and unjust enrichment Excuse (criminal law) Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Evidence: criminal law Admissions and confessions Witnesses
  7. Political offenders vs. common criminals: challenging the distinction Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 82-124
    Legal history Political crimes Civil rights Sanctions, Criminal Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Offenses against the state Socialism Sedition
    Open Access
  8. “Rights of citizenship are conditional rights”: Disenfranchisement, honor, and trust in the criminal codes before German unification Contribution
    Groot, Timon (2023)
    In: Groot, Timon (Eds.), Citizens into dishonored felons. Felony disenfranchisement, honor, and rehabilitation in Germany, 1806-1933, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 28), pp. 19-47
    Legal history Codes and codification Sanctions, Criminal Civil rights Citizenship Offenses against the administration of justice Rehabilitation of criminals
    Open Access
  9. Mechanisms for correcting judicial errors in Germany Journal Article
    Lindemann, Michael; Lienau, Fabienne (2020)
    In: Erasmus Law Review, 13(4), pp. 87-101
    Criminal procedure Offenses against the administration of justice Trials
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  10. Report on the comparative conference on criminal procedure at Bielefeld University, interrogation, confession, and truth, 21 – 22 May 2019 Contribution
    Westermann, Alexandra; Newerla, Matthias (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 209-214
    Comparative law Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Data protection Police Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  11. Self-incrimination privilege and interrogation. A German and comparative view Contribution
    Ransiek, Andreas (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 151-182
    Admissions and confessions Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Police Evidence: criminal law Comparative law Offenses against the administration of justice Due process of law
  12. Contemporary problems of the right to remain silent in Germany Contribution
    Eidam, Lutz (2020)
    In: Eidam, Lutz; Lindemann, Michael; Ransiek, Andreas (Eds.), Interrogation, confession, and truth. Comparative studies in criminal procedure, Nomos Verlagsgesellschaft mbH & Co. KG, Baden-Baden, (Schriften zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht, Band 43), pp. 49-60
    Admissions and confessions Comparative law Criminal procedure Criminal investigation Defendant/Defense/Defense counsel (criminal procedure) Offenses against the administration of justice Data protection
  13. Imprisoned but innocent: wrongful convictions and imprisonments in Germany, 1990-2016 Journal Article
    Leuschner, Fredericke; Rettenberger, Martin; Dessecker, Axel (2020)
    In: Crime & Delinquency, 66(5), pp. 687-711
    Wrongful conviction Offenses against the administration of justice Administration of justice Legal literature Criminal procedure Empirical research
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  14. Simplified procedures in criminal matters and the risk of judicial errors: The case of penal orders in Germany Journal Article
    Enescu, Raluca (2019)
    In: Journal on European History of Law, 10(2), pp. 182-187
    Wrongful conviction Offenses against the administration of justice Judicial statistics Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
  15. Legal constraints on the indeterminate control of ‘dangerous’ sex offenders in the community: the German perspective Journal Article
    Meier, Bernd-Dieter (2016)
    In: Erasmus Law Review, 9(2), pp. 83-94
    Wrongful conviction Offenses against the administration of justice Administration of justice Legal literature Criminal procedure Empirical research Human rights
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