Die europäische Bedeutung der Internationalen Kriminalistischen Vereinigung (IKV) 1889–1919

The International Union of Penal Law (Internationale Kriminalistische Vereinigung – Union Internationale de Droit Pénal) was an important professional association of crime experts and policymakers in Europe of the Belle Époque. Founded in 1889 by three Criminal Law Professors – Franz von Liszt of Germany, Adolphe Prins of Belgium and G.A. van Hamel of Netherlands – the Union established the principle that crime and punishment must be analyzed from both „the sociological as well as the legal standpoint” (Article 1 of the Statute). The volume examines the development and impact of major national branches of the Union, whose core ideas continue to shape modern crime policies in Europe.


With contributions by
Prof. Dr. Attila Barna | Dr. Luka Breneselović, LL.M. | Prof. Dr. Yves Cartuyvels | Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. Cyrille Fijnaut | Prof. Dr. José Franco-Chasán | Prof. Dr. Sabine Freitag | Dr. Urs Germann | Prof. Dr. Jørn Jacobsen | Mag. Dr. Nina Kaiser | Prof. Dr. Sylvia Kesper-Biermann | Prof. Dr. Arnd Koch | Prof. Dr. Dr. Michael Kubiciel | Prof. Dr. Dunja Milotić | Prof. Dr. Martin Sunnqvist | Dr. Richard Wetzell