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Although the use of the internet for educational purposes is possible in almost every German prison and video-calls have been an integral part of communication with the outside world since the Covid-19 pandemic, a prisoners claim to these services...

On October 1, 2023, as part of a comprehensive revision of the law on sanctions, the new regulations on placement in a detention facility in accordance with § 64 StGB came into force (BGBl. I 2023, 203). This article aims to report on initial...

The debate on the criminalization of abortion has recently intensified in Germany due to political efforts to reform the existing legal framework. The prevailing concept regarding §§ 218 ff. of the German Criminal Code (StGB) is based on the...

On the occasion of the FDP parliamentary group's draft law on the modernization of criminal law, this article deals with the basic problems of decriminalization. To this end, it clarifies the concept and types of decriminalization, discusses the...

The paper describes the relationship between criminological findings and criminal policy orientations. It explains to what extent the ideal of a criminologically based criminal policy can actually exist and which criminal policy orientations can be...

The article examines the potential of multidisciplinary investigation teams based on the newly established Investigation and Complaints Office for Allegations of Ill-Treatment – EBM at the Federal Bureau of Anti-Corruption (BAK) of the Austrian...

It is notable that under exceptional circumstances jurisprudence in general and criminal law research in particular are influenced by its actors‘ views and backgrounds. This also applies to criminal law scholarship during the colonial era....

Victims of sexual offenses can suffer severe long-term consequences, including psychological, physical, and social damages. A very important challenge in dealing with sexual offenses often arises from a "he said, she said" constellation, potentially...

Normatively speaking, access to justice for prisoners is a test case for the universality of human rights, yet empirically this access is often precarious. Using legal mobilisation on prison conditions and attempts at trade union organisation in...

This paper draws on the “democratic thesis” recently highlighted in access to justice research, which argues that meaningful participation in society and its institutions is essential for true access to justice. It explores barriers that extend...

The present article provides a comprehensive overview of different scientific and practical perspectives on the phenomenon of false reports in the context of sexual offenses. The aim is to provide a basis for discussion to rationalize the sometimes...

To ensure that access to justice does not remain an empty promise, a multidimensional understanding is required that places prisoners and their human rights at the centre. In this article, four dimensions are proposed that can serve as orientation...

The article shows shortcomings in the implementation of prisoners’ rights in Germany. Some of them are already laid out by the procedural law as regulated in the Federal Prison Act. When focusing on the law in action instead of simply the law in...

The article discusses the specific nature of criminal defense in the execution of therapeutic measures, namely Art. 59 of the Swiss Criminal Code (SCC). It argues, that there has been a general shift in criminal defense towards risk management,...

Recently, criminal law scholars have demanded an increase of punishment for grave sexual offences. The assumption that current sentences are too low for such offences is (inter alia) based on the results of public surveys concerning sentencing...