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The article questions common interpretations of ‘clan crime’, which describe ethnic groups from the Mardin region as homogeneous, collectively criminal clans with a fixed patriarchal order and loyalty secured by endogamy. Based on a long-term...

The health risks posed by so-called knockout drops, which are secretly added to the drinks of victims, have been highlighted for years. Criminal courts also repeatedly deal with such cases, particularly in the context of robbery and sexual offences....

The number of people who are in favour of legalising cannabis has increased in Germany since the 1980s.To what extent this is the case depends on the specifications of legalisation. In contrast to the USA the number of people who in favour of a...

Criminal law, as practiced to deliberately inflict harm in order to protect legal interests, would initially seem largely incompatible with the principles of Nonviolent Communication („NVC“) as developed by Marshall B. Rosenberg. NVC rejects...

This article examines the conditions that give rise to and perpetuate delinquent behavior among members of Arabic-speaking extended families from a biographical perspective. One focus is on the question of which social problems, biographical...

The author presents a reform proposal concerning the prerequisites and legal consequences of murder in the first degree that was issued by the German Lawyers Association (Deutscher Anwaltverein) in 2024. According to the proposal, the assumption of...

After a brief introduction to the cross-state evaluation approach for the juvenile prison system, which was called for by the Federal Court for Constitution in 2006, the evaluation concept and interim results will be presented in order to derive...

This article examines the criminal prosecution of darknet-related offenses, drawing on recent high-profile takedowns of marketplaces such as "Hydra Market", "Monopoly Market", and "Deutschland im Deep Web". It focuses on investigative strategies...

Murder is a form of homicide that negates not only the victim's right to life but also his or her dignity. Greco develops this approach in discussion with recent reform proposals, particularly from defense attorneys.

Predictive policing techniques as data-based analyses for the purpose of predicting and preventing criminal offences by the police are increasingly the subject of crime policy discussions. The debates often focus on person-related procedures to...

This article deals with recent attempts to reform homicide laws in the form of the DAV paper from March 2024 and the considerations of Luís Greco. It begins with an overview of the status and problems of the reform discussion on Sections 211-213 of...

The coalition agreement of 5 May 2025 for the 21st legislative period promises numerous tougher penalties and even a new element of murder, but unlike its predecessors, it no longer contains a commitment to evidence-based criminal policy. The...

Global organized (financial) crime is one of the most present and macroeconomically damaging criminal phenomena in the economic global community. In recent times, alongside core criminal law and regulatory measures to combat money laundering, asset...

Using the example of the Spanish lagoon Mar Menor, which was granted legal personality and subjective rights by Ley 19/2022, this essay examines the criminal law implications of rights of nature (RoN). The article mainly attributes the fact that the...

The coalition agreement of the newly elected government, formed by the CDU, CSU, and SPD, places criminal law in the context of what has been described – primarily in terms of foreign policy – as a „Zeitenwende“ (historic turning point)....

In this article we present the results of a criminological policy survey among students, which has been conducted annually at the University of Tübingen between 2007 and 2024. The study examines how respondents would punish eleven briefly described...

The German penal system is governed by the principle of strict separation of the sexes. However, the growing public awareness of the lived realities of transgender and gender-diverse (TGD) individuals—driven by scientific research, international...

The placement of offenders under Section 64 of the German Criminal Code (StGB) in a closed facility for alcohol and drug addicts was the subject of the reform of the law on sanctions with the Act of 1 October, 2023. In view of the significant...

The rates of conditional release in Austria, Germany and Switzerland stay behind what seems possible in terms of special and general deterrence. A survey of the available evidence reveals that in all three countries the public prosecutor is key to...

The article addresses the question as to whether the so-called “Last Generation”, a group of climate activists, could be considered a “criminal association” subject to Section 129 of the German Criminal Code, as some law enforcement agencies...