Neue Kriminalpolitik brings together all disciplines in criminal law – it is the forum for criminal science, law and practice. The journal sees its priority in setting new standards and in providing a forum for interdisciplinary discussions which, including the knowledge from different countries, pursue the following targets: rational approach towards crime, the protection of the fundamental rights, the priority of social self-regulation and conflict solving while reducing state involvement. The journal addresses criminologists, sociologists, lawyers, teachers, forensic psychiatrists and psychologists working in various kinds of fields such as politics and science. Website: www.nk.nomos.de
Ecocentrism is a perspective that views nature as having value in and of itself and for its own sake. This translates into specific kinds of legal approach and decision-making. This article explores how broad ecocentric principles are put into...
In a legal system committed to sustainability, there is a need for a concept of environmental criminal law that aims to limit environmental pollution or endangerment through criminal sanctions in national, European, or global market regulations. The...
In many cases, trade is prohibited (e.g. human trafficking, trade in psychotropic substances) or strictly regulated by criminal or environmental laws (arms trade, trade in flora and fauna). Scientific studies can draw on the unlawfulness or on the...
While the criminological examination of climate change-related phenomena has hardly received attention in German-language Criminology, an independent branch of research has emerged in the Anglophone world in the course of the last decade. The aim of...
In October 2023, the Federal Ministry of the Interior presented a draft bill for a “Repatriation Improvement Act”, which was supplemented in November 2023 by a drafting aid provided to the members of the governing coalition in the German...
Corruption offenses regularly affect the fundamental and human rights of others. In most cases, the preferential treatment of individuals leads to discrimination of third parties. Therefore, it violates the principle of equality. However, also basic...
In German criminal proceedings, it is possible to impose a written sentence without a main hearing. If defendants appeal against this, there is a main hearing after all. However, various principles of criminal procedure law only apply to a limited...