Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. 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
  2. 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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  3. Due process as the lawful response to the crimes of an unlawful regime Contribution
    Meier-Göring, Anne; Ohlmann-Frieling, Tino (2024)
    In: Vormbaum, Moritz (Eds.), The last Nazi trials, Springer, Berlin, pp. 59-69
    National Socialism Trials: particular Rule of law Criminal law: complicity Criminal law: juveniles Evidence: criminal law Criminal law: attempt Due process of law
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  4. Legality, non-arbitraryness and judicial and administrative discretion in sentencing and enforcement of sentences in the German system Contribution
    Haverkamp, Rita; Kaspar, Johannes (2024)
    In: Guzman Dalbora, José; Krabbe, Maartje; van Kempen, Piet (Eds.), Legality and other requirements for sentencing: An international and comparative perspective on non-arbitrary punishment and sentencing discretion, Boom Uitgevers, The Hague, pp. 223-246
    Sentences Judicial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal law: culpability Rule of law Punishment, Purposes of Judgments Human rights Judiciary Sanctions, Administrative Prisons and imprisonment Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Prosecutorial discretion
  5. Prosecutorial discretion Contribution
    Fyfe, Shannon; Heinze, Alexander (2022)
    In: Ambos, Kai; Duff, Antony; Heinze, Alexander; Roberts, Julian; Weigend, Thomas (Eds.), Core concepts in criminal law and criminal justice, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 169-218
    Common law Comparative law Prosecutorial discretion Prosecuting and public attorney Police Criminal procedure Constitutional law Rule of law
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  6. Country report “Germany” Contribution
    Böse, Martin; Bröcker, Maria (2021)
    In: Bröcker, Maria; Böse, Martin; Schneider, Anne (Eds.), Judicial protection in transnational criminal proceedings, Springer, Cham, (Legal Studies in International, European and Comparative Criminal Law, 5), pp. 93-148
    Judiciary Rule of law European Law: criminal law and procedure International judicial assistance Foreign judgments Extradition Criminal procedure: appeal Judicial review International law Jurisdiction (international law) Administrative law and procedure
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  7. Criminal process in the dual penal state Contribution
    Dubber, Markus D. (2019)
    In: Brown, Darryl; Hörnle, Tatjana; Turner, Jenia; Weisser, Bettina (Eds.), The Oxford handbook of criminal process, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 2-24
    Criminal procedure Comparative law Criminal law Police Rule of law State, The
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  8. The dual penal state. The crisis of criminal law in comparative-historical perspective Book
    Dubber, Markus Dirk (2018)
    ISBN 9780198744290, Oxford University Press, Oxford
    Criminal law Punishment, Corporal Police Rule of law Mass incarceration Criminal policy State, The
  9. Could an independent judiciary be a counterbalance to the erosion of european principles of criminal law? Contribution
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2018)
    In: Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (Eds.), Autonomie für eine dritte Gewalt in Europa / Autonomy for a third power in Europe. Transferaufgabe für aufgeklärte Gesellschaften der Vernunft / A transfer task for enlightened and rational European societies, BWV Berliner Wissenschafts-Verlag, Berlin, (Schriftenreihe Gesellschaft versus Recht, ), pp. 159-173
    Judiciary Separation of powers Executive power Rule of law European Law: criminal law and procedure
  10. The schizophrenic jury and other palladia of liberty. A critical historical analysis Journal Article
    Dubber, Markus D. (2015)
    In: Comparative Legal History, 3(2)
    Rule of law Legal history Juries and lay judges
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  11. The medicalization of Wilhelmine and Weimar juvenile justice reconsidered Contribution
    Finder, Gabriel N. (2014)
    In: Wetzell, Richard (Eds.), Crime and criminal justice in modern Germany, Berghahn Books, New York, (Studies in German history, 16), pp. 137-157
    Criminal law: juveniles Mental health Psychiatry Rule of law years: 1880 - 1945
  12. Administrative penalties in the Rechtsstaat. On the emergence of the Ordnungswidrigkeit sanctioning system in post-war Germany Journal Article
    Ohana, Daniel (2014)
    In: University of Toronto Law Journal, 64(2), pp. 243-290
    Administrative offenses Sanctions, Administrative Rule of law Legal history Police National Socialism Antitrust and restraint of competition
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  13. Why it is high time to reform the homicide statutes Journal Article
    Maas, Heiko (2014)
    In: German Law Journal, 15(6), pp. 1029-1034
    Homicide National Socialism Judicial discretion Interpretation and construction Rule of law
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  14. Securitized societies. The rule of law history of a free fall Book
    Albrecht, Peter-Alexis (2011)
    ISBN 9783830518969, Berliner Wiss.-Verl., Berlin
    Criminal law Criminology Crime prevention Human rights National security Prisons and imprisonment Criminal policy Rule of law European Law: criminal law and procedure
  15. Fighting Terrorism in a “Rechtsstaat” Contribution
    Gless, Sabine (2011)
    In: Spapens, A. (Eds.), Universalis. Liber amicorum Cyrille Fijnaut, Intersentia, Antwerpen, pp. 929-940
    European Law: general Terrorism Rule of law Jurisdiction Human rights International criminal law Criminal law