Literature on German Criminal Law

A project of the Max Planck Institute for the Study of Crime, Security and Law

Home About Contact Suggest Publication
Reset
Reference type filter
  1. Digital evidence and the cooperation of service providers in Germany Contribution
    Brodowski, Dominik (2025)
    In: Franssen, Vanessa; Tosza, Stanislaw (Eds.), The Cambridge handbook of digital evidence in criminal investigations, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 289-308
    Criminal procedure Evidence: criminal law Experts, expert witnesses and scientific evidence Witnesses Internet World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Computers Computer software Communications and mass media Search and seizure Social media Civil rights International judicial assistance
    DOI
  2. Impact and consequences of sexual offences in the metaverse using the example of virtual rape Journal Article
    Steffes, Bianca; Zichler, Anna; Salemi, Simone; Schneider, Tim (2025)
    In: Deviant Behavior, pp. 1-16
    Internet Social media Sexual offenses Psychology Jurisdiction
    DOI
  3. 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
    DOI
  4. The effect of content moderation on online and offline hate: Evidence from Germany's NetzDG Journal Article
    Jiménez Durán, Rafael; Müller, Karsten; Schwarz, Carlo (2024)
    In: SSRN Journal
    Social media Hate crimes / Hate speech Refugees Internet Empirical research
    DOI
    Open Access
  5. Use and abuse of social media as a punitive remedy in light of criminal law: A tool or a court? Analysis of the Chilean regulation Journal Article
    Castillo Ara, Alejandra (2024)
    In: Social Science Computer Review
    Social media Internet Data protection Right of privacy Criminal law Constitutional law
    DOI
  6. Patterns of criminalization of intimate image abuse. Continental approaches and foundations Contribution
    Cancio Meliá, Manuel (2024)
    In: Caletti, Gian; Summerer, Kolis (Eds.), Criminalizing intimate image abuse. A comparative perspective, Oxford University Press, New York, pp. 193-217
    Right of privacy Internet Computer crimes Social media Sexual offenses Photographs and photography Video, tape and disc recordings, etc. Self determination
  7. Too civil to care? How online hate speech against different social groups affects bystander intervention Journal Article
    Obermaier, Magdalena; Schmid, Ursula Kristin; Rieger, Diana (2023)
    In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(3), pp. 817-833
    Criminology Homosexuality Races Women Hate crimes / Hate speech Social media Internet Empirical research
    DOI
    Open Access
  8. Vigilante justice in Germany Contribution
    Stürmer, Franziska (2022)
    In: Robson, Peter; Spina, Ferdinando (Eds.), Vigilante justice in society and popular culture : A global perspective, Fairleigh Dickinson University Press, Madison, (Law, culture, and the humanities series, ), pp. 135-155
    Reprisals and retaliation Justification (criminal law) Homicide Civil disobedience News media Extremism Terrorism Social media
  9. Diversity, fake news and hate speech: The German response to algorithmic regulation Contribution
    Liesem, Kerstin (2022)
    In: Bannerman, Sara; Meese, James (Eds.), The algorithmic distribution of news. Policy Responses, Springer, Cham, pp. 209-231
    Hate crimes / Hate speech News media Social media Internet Legislation
    DOI
  10. New school speech regulation as a regulatory strategy against hate speech on social media: The case of Germany's NetzDG Journal Article
    Griffin, Rachel (2022)
    In: Telecommunications Policy, 46(9), pp. 1-21
    Freedom of speech Freedom of the press and mass media Social media Internet World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Defamation Offenses against the person
    DOI
  11. Platform regulation of hate speech – a transatlantic speech compromise? Journal Article
    Kohl, Uta (2022)
    In: Journal of Media Law, pp. 1-25
    Offenses against the person Defamation Freedom of speech Freedom of the press and mass media Comparative law World Wide Web (information retrieval system) Social media Internet
    DOI
    Open Access
  12. Risk assessment - The key to more security? Factors, tools, and practices in dealing with extremist individuals Journal Article
    Höffler, Katrin; Meyer, Miriam; Möller, Veronika (2022)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28(2), pp. 269-295
    Extremism Terrorism Social media Criminal policy
    DOI
    Open Access
  13. More than a glance: Investigating the differential efficacy of radicalizing graphical cues with right-wing messages Journal Article
    Tomczyk, Samuel; Pielmann, Diana; Schmidt, Silke (2022)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28(2), pp. 245-267
    Extremism Internet Social media Empirical research Violence
    DOI
    Open Access
  14. Linguistic radicalisation of right-wing and Salafi jihadist groups in social media: A corpus-driven lexicometric analysis Journal Article
    Müller, Pia; Harrendorf, Stefan; Mischler, Antonia (2022)
    In: European Journal on Criminal Policy and Research, 28(2), pp. 203-244
    Extremism Social media Language and languages Empirical research
    DOI
    Open Access
  15. Sexual violence in the digital age: a criminal law conundrum? Journal Article
    Jurasz, Olga; Barker, Kim (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 784-799
    Internet Social media Sexual offenses Criminal law Women Domestic or gender-based violence International organization
    DOI
    Open Access