Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. 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
    DOI
  2. Elections and anti-refugee violence in Germany from 2014-2020 Journal Article
    D’Orazio, Vito; Das, Soham; Roemer, Nils (2025)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence, pp. 1-19
    Elections Refugees Political crimes Violence Empirical research
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  3. Wielding a many-edged sword Contribution
    Grüne, Niels (2024)
    In: Brendecke, Arndt; Pubill-Brugués, Joan; Torra-Prat, Ricard (Eds.), Corruption, anti-corruption, vigilance, and state building from early to late modern times, Routledge, New York, pp. 109-129
    Legal history Political crimes Malpractice Political science Offenses committed in public office
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  4. “Killing all infidels”: Leaking prior to islamist terrorist attacks in Germany Journal Article
    Tampe, Laura; Bondü, Rebecca (2024)
    In: Terrorism and Political Violence, pp. 1-16
    Terrorism Empirical research Political crimes Psychology Violence Crime prevention
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  5. 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
  6. The principle of legality in the criminal law of Ukraine and the Federal Republic of Germany (on the example of certain norms on economic criminal offenses) Journal Article
    Berzin, Pawlo; Volynets, Ruslan; Berzina, Anzhela (2022)
    In: European Cooperation, 53(1), pp. 43-53
    Socialist criminal law Inter-German relations Surveillance (electronic or fixed) Secret service Political crimes Empirical research Criminology
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    Open Access
  7. The COVID-19 pandemic in Germany: Prevention measures, protest and the impact on crime rates Contribution
    Habermann, Julia; Zech, Louisa (2022)
    In: Becucci, Stefano; Dobryninas, Aleksandras; Siegel, Dina (Eds.), COVID-19, society and crime in Europe, Springer, Cham, (Studies Of Organized Crime, ), pp. 197-220
    Pandemic / Epidemic Antisemitism National Socialism Extremism Political crimes Empirical research Criminal statistics Violence
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  8. Far right in Germany Journal Article
    Suhajda, Attila (2021)
    In: Košická bezpečnostná revue, 11(2), pp. 99-112
    Emigration and immigration Extremism Political crimes Pandemic / Epidemic
    Open Access
  9. Radicalization potentials of young Muslims in prison: What role do religious factors play? Journal Article
    King, Sonja; Endres, Johann; Stemmler, Mark (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 259-270
    Violence Religion Political crimes Terrorism Prisons and imprisonment Empirical research Criminology Extremism
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  10. Left-wing extremist violence: Risk and protective factors in a targeted sample of potential extremists Journal Article
    Jugl, Irina; Bender, Doris; Lösel, Friedrich (2021)
    In: Monatsschrift für Kriminologie und Strafrechtsreform, 104(3), pp. 243-258
    Violence National Socialism Religion Political crimes Terrorism Empirical research Criminology Extremism
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  11. Immigration influx as a trigger for right-wing crime: a temporal analysis of hate crimes in Germany in the light of the ‘refugee crisis’ Journal Article
    Piatkowska, Sylwia J.; Hövermann, Andreas; Yang, Tse-Chuan (2020)
    In: The British Journal of Criminology, 60(3), pp. 620-641
    Emigration and immigration Extremism Hate crimes / Hate speech Political crimes
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  12. Sentencing, judicial discretion, and political prisoners in pre-war Nazi Germany Journal Article
    Geerling, Wayne; Magee, Gary B.; Smyth, Russell (2016)
    In: The Journal of Interdisciplinary History, 46(4), pp. 517-542
    National Socialism Dictatorship Legal history Sentences Judicial discretion Political crimes Judicial statistics
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  13. Punishment on the path to socialism : socialist perspectives on crime and criminal justice before World War I Contribution
    Fleiter, Andreas (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 56-85
    Legal history Socialism Crime Political crimes Criminals Prisons and imprisonment Criminology Sociology Alcohol and alcoholism Genetics
  14. Undesirable posters and dubious symbols. Anglo-German legal solutions to the display of right-wing symbolism and propaganda Journal Article
    Newman, Christopher J.; Rackow, Peter (2011)
    In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 75(2), pp. 142-155
    Communications and mass media Propaganda Offenses against public safety Human rights Political crimes National Socialism Freedom of speech Criminal law Extremism
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  15. Ulrike Meinhof and West German terrorism. Language, violence and identity Book
    Colvin, Sarah (2009)
    ISBN 1571134158, Camden House, Rochester, NY
    Terrorism Language and languages Violence Revolution Political crimes