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
The existing safeguards against wrongful convictions in Germany are seen by many as ineffective. A central factor could be the unduly restricted way courts decide on applications for reopening a criminal case decided by final judgement. Therefore,...
A fierce and in part confusing dispute has erupted over the dogmatic and constitutional evaluation of Section 362 No. 5 of the Code of Criminal Procedure, which so far seems to have no prospect of being resolved. In the meantime, the higher courts...
The law concerning the resumption of proceedings is criticised to be ineffective by practitioners. Still, regarding the resumption in favour of the convicted, the legislator does not seem to recognize any kind of need for reform. In recent time,...
By order of December 16th, 2021, the German Federal Constitutional Court challenged the legislature to take precautions, so that in case of scarce treatment resources in intensive care forcing medicals to make distribution decisions, nobody would be...
The prosecution of alleged police misconduct is perceived as deficient in Germany, primarily because the subject of the proceedings and the management of the proceedings in the auxiliary officer model have aligned interests in the day-to-day conduct...