A Modern History of German Criminal Law

Increasingly, international governmental networks and organisations make it necessary to master the legal principles of other jurisdictions. Since the advent of international criminal tribunals this need has fully reached criminal law. A large part of their work is based on comparative research. The legal systems which contribute most to this systemic discussion are common law and civil law, sometimes called continental law. So far this dialogue appears to have been dominated by the former. While there are many reasons for this, one stands out very clearly: Language. English has become the lingua franca of international legal research. The present book addresses this issue. Thomas Vormbaum is one of the foremost German legal historians and the book's original has become a cornerstone of research into the history of German criminal law beyond doctrinal expositions; it allows a look at the system's genesis, its ideological, political and cultural roots. In the field of comparative research, it is of the utmost importance to have an understanding of the law's provenance, in other words its historical DNA.

List of contents

Introduction.- Delimiting the time period and Methodology.- Criminal law at the beginning of the legal-historical period.- 19th century developments.- The shift from the 19th to the 20th century.- The 20th century.- Current events in criminal law.- Review and outlook.

Product details

• Authors: Thomas Vormbaum
• Assisted by: Michael Bohlander (Editor)
• Publisher: Springer, Berlin
• Original title: Einführung in die moderne Strafrechtsgeschichte
• Languages: English
• Product format: Paperback / Softback
• Released: 23.08.2016
• EAN: 9783662513262
• ISBN: 978-3-662-51326-2
• No. of pages: 304
• Dimensions: 157 mm x 19 mm x 237 mm
• Weight: 502 g
• Illustrations: XXIII, 304 p. 19 illus.
• Subjects: Social sciences, law, business > Law > General, dictionaries; B, Law, Criminology, Criminal Law, International Law, Private International Law, Law and Criminology, Conflict of Laws, comparative law, Crime & criminology, Law—Philosophy, Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History, Criminology and Criminal Justice, general, Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law, Criminal law: procedure & offences