NCJ Number
47003
Date Published
1976
Length
288 pages
Annotation
A BASIC SUMMARY OF CRIMINAL LAW IN THE GERMAN FEDERAL REPUBLIC IS DESIGNED TO GIVE STUDENTS OF LAW AN UNDERSTANDING OF SYSTEMATIC LEGAL INTERCONNECTIONS.
Abstract
PROBLEMS ARE ANALYZED STEP BY STEP, SO THAT THE YOUNG LAWYER WILL LEARN TO UNDERSTAND HIS OWN SYSTEM OF NORMS AS ONE AMONG MANY AND TO EMPLOY APPROACHES FROM OTHER FIELDS IN HIS WORK. THE SUBJECT IS INTRODUCED WITH A DISCUSSION OF THE CRIMINAL OFFENSE, DOGMATICS RELATING TO CRIMINAL LAW, THE HISTORY AND FUTURE OF CRIMINAL LAW, AND THE CLASSIFICATION OF CRIMINAL ACTS. CHARACTERISTICS OF THE CRIMINAL ACT ARE DISCUSSED EXTENSIVELY INCORPORATING SUCH CONCEPTS AS: EVIDENCE, INTENTIONAL OFFENSES WITH OBJECTIVE OR SUBJECTIVE ELEMENTS OF EVIDENCE AND CIRCUMSTANCES LIMITING LIABILITY, CRIMES OF INTENTIONAL NEGLECT, CRIMES OF CARELESSNESS; THE GUILT CONCEPT AND REASONS FOR PARDON; AND THE CONCEPT OF ERROR. THE CONCEPT AND SPECIAL CONDITIONS OF THE ATTEMPTED CRIME IS ALSO CONSIDERED. THE CONCEPT OF PRINCIPAL OFFENDER STATUS IS THEN DIFFERENTIATED FROM PARTICIPATION IN A CRIME AS AN ACCOMPLICE, WITH DISCUSSIONS OF DIFFERENT TYPES OF OFFENDERS, SHARING OF GUILT, AND TYPES OF INSTIGATION. THE FINAL TOPIC OUTLINES PROBLEMS CONNECTED TO COMPETING CHARGES FOR VARIOUS CRIMES AGAINST A SINGLE OFFENDER, AS WELL AS TO SITUATIONS IN WHICH A DECISION MUST BE REACHED AS TO WHICH OF SEVERAL CRIMES WAS COMMITTED BY A SINGLE OFFENDER. EACH TOPIC AREA IS SUPPLEMENTED WITH A LIST OF PERTINENT LITERATURE, A CONCISELY STATED LEARNING OBJECTIVE, A DISCUSSION OF THE PROBLEM, AND REVIEW QUESTIONS. MUCH OF THE MATERIAL IS PRESENTED SCHEMATICALLY OR AS CATCH WORDS. A BIBLIOGRAPHY OF GENERAL TEXTBOOKS IS SUPPLIED. --IN GERMAN. (KMD)