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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
Exploring gender disparities in the prosecution of theft cases: Propensity score matching on data from German court files Journal Article
Leuschner, Fredericke (2023)
In: European Journal of Criminology, 20(1), pp. 292-315

Criminology Sex Offenses against property Criminal procedure Judicial discretion Prosecutorial discretion Empirical research Sentences Judicial process
Shortcomings and proposals for reform of the Völkerstrafgesetzbuch Contribution
Steinl, Leonie (2023)
In: Crippa, Maria; Jessberger, Florian; Meloni, Chantal (Eds.), Domesticating international criminal law. Reflections on the Italian and German experiences, Routledge, Abingdon, (Directions and Developments in Criminal Justice and Law, ), pp. 102-109

International criminal law Rome Statute Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Victims Private prosecution Sexual offenses
The German system Contribution
Governa, Jacopo (2023)
In: Governa, Jacopo (Eds.), Rethinking the prosecutor's discretion at the International Criminal Court. Substantive limitations and judicial control, Duncker & Humblot, Berlin, (Beiträge zum Internationalen und Europäischen Strafrecht - Studies in International and European Criminal Law and Procedure, 52)

Criminal procedure Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Criminal law: theory Criminal investigation Indictment and information
The turn to confession bargaining in German criminal procedure: Causes and comparisons with American plea bargaining Journal Article
Langbein, John H. (2022)
In: The American Journal of Comparative Law, 70(1), pp. 139-161

Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Comparative law Adversarial system Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Legal history Prosecuting and public attorney Criminal procedure Admissions and confessions
Cooperation agreements in Germany and the United States Contribution
Ambos, Kai ; Thaman, Stephen C. (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. 300-346

Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal investigation Criminal procedure Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Evidence: criminal law Sentences Due process of law Wrongful conviction
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
Negotiated case dispositions in Germany, England and the United States Contribution
Turner, Jenia Iontcheva; Weigend, Thomas (2020)
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. 389-427

Comparative law Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Inquisitorial system Adversarial system Prosecutorial discretion
Pre-trial procedure in Germany Contribution
Möller, Uriel (2020)
In: Erbaş, Rahime; Jasinski, Daniel; Johnston, Edward (Eds.), A comparative analysis of pre-trial procedure in Europe. The search for an ideal model, Istanbul University Press, Istanbul, pp. 87-107

Criminal investigation Criminal procedure Criminal law: theory Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Victims

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German prosecutors and the Rechtsstaat Contribution
Boyne, Shawn Marie (2017)
In: Langer, Máximo; Sklansky, David (Eds.), Prosecutors and democracy, Cambridge University Press, Cambridge, pp. 109-137

Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Due process of law
Designing trial avoidance procedures for post-conflict, civil law countries. Is German Absprachen an appropriate model for efficient criminal justice in Afghanistan? Journal Article
Nezaami, Nasiruddin (2015)
In: ILSA Journal of International & Comparative Law, 22(1), pp. 1-60

Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Criminal procedure Law reform Prosecutorial discretion Retroactive laws
The constitutionality of negotiated criminal judgments in Germany Journal Article
Weigend, Thomas ; Turner, Jenia Iontcheva (2014)
In: German Law Journal, 15(1), pp. 81-105

Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Inquisitorial system Prosecutorial discretion Legislation Judgments

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Plea bargaining in Germany - doctoring the symptoms without looking at the root causes Journal Article
Rauxloh, Regina (2014)
In: The Journal of Criminal Law, 78(5), pp. 392-406

Criminal procedure Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Indictment and information Due process of law Prosecutorial discretion Judicial discretion Inquisitorial system Legislation
The German prosecution service. Guardians of the law? Book
Boyne, Shawn Marie (2013)
ISBN 3642409288, Springer, Berlin

Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Withdrawal of prosecution and plea bargaining Due process of law
The cultural limits of formalism and uniformity in the German Penal Code Journal Article
Boyne, Shawn Marie (2012)
In: Indiana University Robert H. McKinney School of Law Research Paper, pp. 1-43

Empirical research Criminology Prosecuting and public attorney Prosecutorial discretion Federalism and federal system