Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. Gendered justice and symbolic power: A qualitative analysis of the criminal law assessment practice of human trafficking in German criminal proceedings Journal Article
    Sapelza, Ruth (2025)
    In: AG About Gender - International Journal of Gender Studies, 14(28)
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Criminals Women Sex Criminal law: complicity Gender / Gender identity / Gender studies
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  2. On being a ‘passive observer’: The corporeal and affective dimensions of power in observational research on trafficked women in criminal proceedings Journal Article
    FitzGerald, Sharron (2025)
    In: Qualitative Research, 25(3), pp. 611-628
    Offenses against the person Organized crime Sexual offenses Women Victims Witnesses Criminal interrogation Feminism Criminal procedure Empirical research
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  3. A nation of comics? From criminal to civil law Contribution
    von Busekist, Astrid (2025)
    In: Busekist, Astrid (Eds.), Religion on trial: An essay on deliberalism, Springer Nature, Cham, (The Sciences Po Series in International Relations and Political Economy, ), pp. 113-143
    Religion Freedom of religion Parents and children Human rights Offenses against the person Constitutional law
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  4. Perceived proximal warning behaviors in cases of severe targeted violence at German schools: A retrospective longitudinal analysis Journal Article
    Ahlig, N.; Allwinn, M.; Leuschner, V.; Allely, C. S.; Scheithauer, H. (2025)
    In: Journal of School Violence, pp. 1-15
    Violence Education Children / Adolescents Offenses against the person Empirical research
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  5. Why and how sexual freedom changed western criminal law (19th and 20th centuries) Journal Article
    Masferrer, Aniceto (2025)
    In: cliothemis
    Sex Criminal law Legal history Legal good Law and ethics Homosexuality Marriage Right of privacy Criminal policy Criminal act Offenses against the person Offenses against morals
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  6. The digital dimension: Victim's experiences of technology's impact on penetrative child sexual abuse Journal Article
    Chauviré-Geib, Katrin; Gerke, Jelena; Fegert, Jörg M.; Rassenhofer, Miriam (2025)
    In: Journal of child sexual abuse
    Empirical research Sexual offenses Offenses against the person Victims Internet Social media
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  7. 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
  8. 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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  9. Germany Contribution
    Bohlander, Michael (2023)
    In: Bohlander, Michael; Kemp, Gerhard; Webster, Mark (Eds.), Public health crisis management and criminal liability of governments, Hart Publishing, Oxford; London; New York, pp. 103-125
    Pandemic / Epidemic Health Constitutional law Negligence, Criminal Legislative bodies Criminal law: theory Causation Homicide Offenses against the person Defenses (criminal law) Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Criminal law: complicity Sentences
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  10. Consent in criminal law Contribution
    Gur-Arye, Miriam (2023)
    In: Husa, Jaakko; Smits, Jan; Valcke, Catherine (Eds.), Elgar Encyclopedia of comparative law, Edward Elgar Publishing, Cheltenham
    Criminal act Sex Sexual offenses Justification (criminal law) Offenses against the person Suicide Euthanasia
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  11. Isolated incidents. Media reporting on violence against women in the German press Journal Article
    Meltzer, Christine E. (2023)
    In: Journalism Practice, pp. 1-20
    Domestic or gender-based violence Women News media Emigration and immigration Minorities Homicide Offenses against the person Empirical research Criminal statistics
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  12. Negotiating the territories of anti-trafficking efforts. The “unlikely cooperation” between police officers and social workers in Germany Contribution
    Leser, Julia; Dölemeyer, Anne (2022)
    In: Darley, Mathilde (Eds.), Trafficking and sex work. Gender, race and public order, Routledge, London, pp. 68-83
    Police / Policing Offenses against the person Organized crime Sex Dispute resolution Psychology
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  13. The offences of slavery, servitude, forced labour and labour exploitation: A comparative study (Part II) Journal Article
    Cucinotta, Carlo (2022)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 12(3), pp. 286-313
    Slavery, forced labor, etc. Labor law Offenses against the person Offenses against personal liberty Comparative law
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  14. Cultural and religious diversity and German criminal law Contribution
    Tellenbach, Silvia (2022)
    In: Bashīrīyeh, Bozorgmehr (Eds.), Be yād-e Manṣūr – Bozorgdāshtnāme-ye duktur Manṣūr Raḥmdel, ostād-e faqīd-e ʻolūm-e ǧenāi-ye Īrān, , Teheran, pp. 571-599
    Religion Minorities Criminal law Judgments Emigration and immigration Homicide Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Parents and children Witnesses Evidence: criminal law
  15. Patient autonomy and criminal law : A German perspective Contribution
    Magnus, Dorothea (2022)
    In: Daniluk, Pawel (Eds.), Patient autonomy and criminal law. European perspectives, Routledge, London, (Routledge research in health law, ), pp. 114-136
    Medical ethics Physicians Offenses against the person Medical laws and legislation Euthanasia Criminal law Pandemic / Epidemic