englischThe introduction of the e-file in criminal matters is approaching as a judicial and jurisprudential sensation. With an interdisciplinary approach, this work guides through the regulatory thicket of the digitalization package. By developing a concept of files 2.0, the work also sets the stage [...]
more informationenglischSo-called leniency programs have always been regarded with skepticism by the scientific community and practitioners. The major leniency program under section 46b of the German Criminal Code (StGB), which has been in existence since 2009, has therefore received limited attention to date. [...]
more informationIn der Praxis unternehmensbezogener Strafverfahren hängt die Effektivität der Verteidigung nicht selten davon ab, inwieweit die verschiedenen Betroffenen und deren Verteidiger miteinander kooperieren. Ausgehend von einer Darstellung der den beschuldigten Unternehmensangehörigen sowie dem [...]
more informationEin Vertrauensverhältnis zwischen Beschuldigtem und Verteidiger wird als Basis einer wirkungsmächtigen Geltendmachung der Beschuldigteninteressen angesehen. Auch der Gesetzgeber hat durch die Reform des Rechts der notwendigen Verteidigung den Begriff des Vertrauens erstmals in die StPO aufgenommen [...]
more informationenglischIn certain areas of crime police incitement today is part of everyday criminal prosecution in Germany. At the same time the investigation technique is highly controversial.
Against the background of sensational case law from Karlsruhe and Strasbourg, the procedure is subject to a fundamental [...]
more informationenglischThe Directive (EU) 2016/1919 on legal aid for suspects and accused persons in criminal proceedings and for requested persons in European arrest warrant proceedings affects the German system of mandatory defense in criminal proceedings.
While the system of mandatory defense displays – in the [...]
more informationenglischBased on his definition of the term `miscarriage of justice’, the author analyses the phenomenon of judicial errors from both a dogmatic and empirical perspective. The frequency of miscarriages of justice and an overview of possibilities of error corrections in criminal trials are an [...]
more informationenglischEach accused who has to face a criminal trial hopes that it will be ‘fair’. But how important is the right to a fair trial in German criminal law? And how can fairness be guaranteed with regard to the exclusion of evidence in trials? The author examines these and more questions and concludes [...]
more informationenglischPursuant to § 160a paragraph 1 and 2 StPO, an investigation measure directed to a person named in § 53 StPO shall be inadmissible if it is expected to produce information in respect of which such person would have the right to refuse to testify respectively be given particular consideration [...]
more informationenglischIn the case of German criminal proceedings, in which quantity is criminal defence obtained by court appointed defence counsels (d.c.), and why? How often are court appointed d.c. selected by the judge as opposed to being selected by the accused? According to which criteria do judges choose [...]
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