Principles of German Criminal Procedure

The book aims to outlinie the fundamental aspects of the German approach to criminal procedure; it is meant as a companion volume to the author''s earlier publications, ''The German Criminal Code - A Modern English Translation'', and ''Principles of German Criminal Law'', also with Hart. In appropriate cases, comparisons to English and Welsh law have been drawn. The chapters cover a wide range of issues from setting out the basic procedural principles to presenting the main players in the criminal justice system, pre-trial investigations, the path from indictment to trial judgment, rules of evidence, sentencing, and appeals and post-conviction review. As far as it is useful for an introductory text, the differences between proceedings against adults and juveniles are highlighted. The theoretical discussion of decision-making and style of judgment writing is supported by practical insights through specimen translations of an indictment, a trial judgment and an appellate judgment by the Federal Court of Justice.>

Product details

• Authors: Michael Bohlander, Professor Michael Bohlander
• Publisher: Hart Publishing
• Languages: English
• Product format: Hardback
• Released: 01.02.2012
• EAN: 9781849462167
• ISBN: 978-1-84946-216-7
• No. of pages: 326
• Series: Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law; Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > Criminal law, criminal procedural law, criminology; Deutschland