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  1. Victims’ rights looking good on paper - How criminal prosecution in Germany fails victims of sexual violence Journal Article
    Wolf, Anne-Katrin; Werner, Maja (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 800-816
    Victims Women Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Criminal procedure Private prosecution European Union and national law (relationship) Treaties
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    Open Access     PDF 194.8 KB
  2. Typology of murder-suicides in Berlin according to a longitudinal study based on autopsy files Journal Article
    Zimmermann, Milan; Tsokos, Michael (2021)
    In: Forensic Science, Medicine and Pathology, 17(2), pp. 247-253
    Homicide Suicide Domestic or gender-based violence Aged Criminology Mental health Empirical research Crime prevention
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    Open Access     PDF 184.8 KB
  3. Prosecution ex officio or following a complaint by the victim? An analysis on offences related to violence against women and sexual offences Journal Article
    Nakane, Tomohiro (2021)
    In: New Journal of European Criminal Law, 12(2), pp. 146-165
    Victims Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person
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  4. Balancing sexual autonomy, responsibility, and the right to privacy: principles for criminalizing sex by deception Journal Article
    Scheidegger, Nora (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 769-783
    Sexual autonomy Sexual offenses Domestic or gender-based violence Criminal act Fraud Right of privacy
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    Open Access     PDF 166.6 KB
  5. Legal responses and sentencing in murder cases – a comparison of law and judicial reactions in India and Germany Journal Article
    Chattoraj, Paromita; Meier, Bernd-Dieter (2018)
    In: Criminal Law Forum, 29(1), pp. 121-155
    Comparative law Homicide Sentences Judicial discretion Domestic or gender-based violence Punishment, Purposes of Capital punishment
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  6. Relevance of medical reports in criminal investigations of cases of suspected child abuse Journal Article
    Janßen, Katharina; Greif, Dominik; Rothschild, Markus A.; Banaschak, Sibylle (2017)
    In: International Journal of Legal Medicine, 131(4), pp. 1055-1059
    Children / Adolescents Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Parents and children Evidence Medical jurisprudence
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  7. "Till death us do part". Homicide defenses for women in abusive relationships - similar problems-different responses in Germany and Australia Journal Article
    Braun, Kerstin (2017)
    In: Violence against women, 23(10), pp. 1177-1204
    Domestic or gender-based violence Justification (criminal law) Excuse (criminal law) Comparative law Homicide
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  8. The eradication of Nazi ideology and terminology from the current German Penal Code Journal Article
    Gordon, Roy H. (2016)
    In: Rutgers Journal of Law and Religion, 17(1), pp. 182-196
    National Socialism Homicide Codes and codification Criminal intent Criminals Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Law reform Holocaust / Shoah
  9. Evidentiary barriers to conviction in cases of domestic violence: comparative analysis of Scottish and German criminal procedure Journal Article
    Wutz, M. C. (2011)
    In: Aberdeen Student Law Review, pp. 76-98
    Comparative law Domestic or gender-based violence Evidence: criminal law Prosecutorial discretion Victims Witnesses
  10. Evaluating the subtle impact of a ban on corporal punishment of children in Germany Journal Article
    Bussmann, Kai D. (2004)
    In: Child Abuse Review, 13(5), pp. 292-311
    Parents and children Offenses against the person Domestic or gender-based violence
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  11. New approaches of preventing sexual crimes in Germany Contribution
    Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim; Kury, Helmut; Kloppenburg, Vanessa; Wössner, Gunda (2003)
    In: Kury, Helmut; Obergfell-Fuchs, Joachim (Eds.), Crime prevention: new approaches, Weißer Ring, Mainz, (Mainzer Schriften zur Situation von Kriminalitätsopfern, 34), pp. 277-320
    Sexual offenses Law reform Crime prevention Victims Domestic or gender-based violence Criminology Criminals
  12. A woman's cry for help. Why the United States should apply Germany's model of self-defense for the battered woman Journal Article
    Dubin, Danielle R. (1995)
    In: ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, 2(1), pp. 235-265
    Domestic or gender-based violence Offenses against the person Justification (criminal law)