Principles of German criminal procedure /
Michael Bohlander.
- Second edition.
- 1 online resource (384 pages).
- Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law. .
- Studies in International and Comparative Criminal Law .
Abstract freely available; full-text restricted to individual document purchasers.
"The new edition of this seminal text outlines the fundamental aspects of the German approach to criminal procedure. It explores a wide range of issues from setting out the basic procedural principles to presenting the main players in the criminal justice system, pre-trial investigations, the path from indictment to trial judgment, rules of evidence, sentencing, and appeals and post-conviction review. As far as it is useful for an introductory text, the differences between proceedings against adults and juveniles are highlighted. The theoretical discussion of decision-making and style of judgment writing is supported by practical insights through specimen translations of an indictment, a trial judgment and an appellate judgment by the Federal Court of Justice."--