Literature on German Criminal Law

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  1. 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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  2. Administrative sanctions: two contradictions Contribution
    Zedner, Lucia ; Ashworth, Andrew (2021)
    In: Engelhart, Marc; Kudlich, Hans; Vogel, Benjamin (Eds.), Digitalisierung, Globalisierung und Risikoprävention : Festschrift für Ulrich Sieber zum 70. Geburtstag. Teilband 2, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, pp. 1435-1444
    Comparative law Sanctions, Administrative Criminal policy Criminal law: theory Due process of law
  3. Exclusion without trial? Exclusion of evidence and abbreviated procedures Journal Article
    Weigend, Thomas (2021)
    In: Revista Brasileira de Direito Processual Penal, 7(1), pp. 247-271
    Comparative law Evidence: criminal law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining
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    Open Access
  4. “In the name of the people” Contribution
    Machura, Stefan ; Rennig, Christoph (2021)
    In: Diamond, Shari; Hans, Valerie; Ivković, Sanja; Marder, Nancy (Eds.), Juries, lay judges, and mixed courts. A Global perspective, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 152-173
    Juries and lay judges Courts Legal history Judiciary Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Empirical research Law reform
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  5. Conflicts of law in privacy, data protection, and defamation disputes: German and English law Contribution
    Hörnle, Julia (2021)
    In: Hörnle, Julia (Eds.), Internet jurisdiction. Law and practice, Oxford University Press, Oxford, pp. 369-405
    Comparative law Conflict of laws Jurisdiction (international law) Internet (computer network) Delicts and torts Crime Right of privacy Data protection Defamation
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  6. The concept of an “act of a sexual nature” in criminal law Journal Article
    Corrêa Camargo, Beatriz ; Renzikowski, Joachim (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 753-768
    Sex Sexual autonomy Sexual offenses Justification (criminal law) Criminal intent Defenses (criminal law)
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    Open Access
  7. Universal jurisdiction and international crimes in German courts – recent steps towards exercising the principle of complementarity after the entry into force of the Rome Statute Journal Article
    Safferling, Christoph J.M.; Petrossian, Gurgen (2021)
    In: European Criminal Law Review, 11(2), pp. 242-263
    Jurisdiction Exterritoriality Jurisdiction (international law) International criminal law Criminal policy Rome Statute Legal history Judgments Crimes against humanity Terrorism War crimes
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  8. Evaluating #MeToo: the perspective of criminal law theory Journal Article
    Hörnle, Tatjana (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 833-846
    Sexual offenses Offenses against the person Law reform Feminism Criminal act Criminal law: culpability
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    Open Access
  9. 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
  10. Proportionality paradigm or paradox? The proportionality principle in American and German security law jurisprudence Contribution
    Miller, Russell A. (2021)
    In: Billis, Emmanouil; Knust, Nandor; Rui, Jon (Eds.), Proportionality in crime control and criminal justice, Hart, Oxford, pp. 181-205
    Jurisprudence National security Civil rights Human rights Philosophy Judgments Criminal policy Comparative law
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  11. Autonomy and the right to (end one’s?) life: a German perspective Contribution
    Momsen, Carsten ; Schwarze, Mathis (2021)
    In: Forster, Charles; Herring, Jonathan; O'Neill, Clayton; Tingle, John (Eds.), Routledge handbook of global health rights, Routledge, London, pp. 332-347
    Suicide Euthanasia Homicide Legal good Trials: particular Judgments Jurisprudence Civil rights Mental health Medical ethics Law reform
  12. Covid-19: a catalyst for cybercrime? Journal Article
    Bou Sleiman, Mohamed ; Gerdemann, Simon (2021)
    In: International Cybersecurity Law Review, 2(1), pp. 37-45
    Computer crimes Internet (computer network) Computer software Pandemic / Epidemic
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  13. Desecration of corpses in relation to § 8(1) no. 9 German Code of Crimes against International Law (VStGB): the judgment of the German Federal Court of Justice ( Bundesgerichtshof ) of July 27, 2017–3 StR 57/17 Journal Article
    Bergmann, Vanessa ; Blenk, Franziska ; Cojger, Nathalie (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(2), pp. 276-287
    Trials: particular Judgments International criminal law Death War crimes Humanitarian law Rome Statute War Interpretation and construction Exterritoriality
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    Open Access
  14. “Progressive” criminalization? A sociological and criminological analysis based on the German “no means no” provision Journal Article
    Kölbel, Ralf (2021)
    In: German Law Journal, 22(5), pp. 817-832
    Criminology Sexual offenses Legislation Criminal policy Criminal statistics Empirical research Criminal act
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    Open Access
  15. Germany Contribution
    Akinrinade, Babafemi (2021)
    In: Akinrinade, Babafemi (Eds.), Atrocity crimes, atrocity laws and justice in Africa, Eleven International Publishing, The Hague, pp. 266-270
    International criminal law Genocide Crimes against humanity Terrorism Jurisdiction Trials: particular Judgments