Section USA and Canada
Emphases:
The main focus of this Section is the USA.
Head of Section:
Contributors / Researchers:
- Alexander Klausmann (stud. jur.) [Email]
Current Projects:
I. Joint Projects
International Max Planck Information System for Comparative Criminal Law
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
Limits on the Protection of Legal Interests in the Criminalization of Incest
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
- Country Report Canada (Justus Benseler)
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
- Country Report Canada (Justus Benseler)
- Country Report USA (Marc Miller/Ron Wright)
II. Individual Projects
- Strafrechtliche Prävention der Terrorismusunterstützung: Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung zwischen Deutschland und den USA (doctoral dissertation, Lennart M. Hügel)
- Geheimdienstinformationen im Strafprozess: Eine vergleichende Analyse des deutschen und amerikanischen Rechts (doctoral dissertation, Xenia Lang)
- Beweismittelverbote im Strafverfahren: Eine rechtsvergleichende Untersuchung im chinesischen, deutschen und US-amerikanischen Strafrecht (doctoral dissertation, Yukun Zong)
Completed Projects:
I. Joint Projects
Dealing with Dangerous, Criminally Responsible (Repeat) Offenders: An International Comparison of Liberty-Infringing Measures (project language primarily German)
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
- Country Report Canada (Max Wolpert/Till Gut)
- Country Report USA (Emily Silverman)
- Country Report Canada (Max Wolpert)
II. Individual Projects
Responsibility and Sanctioning of Corporations: The Role of Compliance Measures
(doctoral dissertation in German, Marc Engelhart)
Limits of the Prohibition Against Torture: A Comparative Legal Analysis of German and US-American Law (doctoral dissertation in German, Linus Sonderegger)
- Analysis of the historical and constitutional bases of and the current developments in sentencing in the United States (Emily Silverman)
- Comparative legal observations on the role of capacity in American and German juvenile criminal law (Emily Silverman)
Publications (selection):
- Silverman, Emily: Principle of Legality in the USA. In: Sieber, U. / Forster, S. / Jarvers, K. (eds.), National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context: General limitations on the application of criminal law, Vol. S 128.2.1. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 153 - 176.
- Silverman, Emily: Extraterritorial jurisdiction in the USA. In: Sieber, U. / Forster, S. / Jarvers, K. (eds.), National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context: General limitations on the application of criminal law, Vol. S 128.2.1. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 367 - 395.
- Silverman, Emily: Concept and systematization of the criminal offense in the USA. In: Sieber, U. / Forster, S. / Jarvers, K. (eds.), National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context: Defining criminal conduct, Vol. S 128.3.1. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 125 - 139.
- Silverman, Emily: Objective aspects of the offense in the USA. In: Sieber, U. / Forster, S. / Jarvers, K. (eds.), National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context: Defining criminal conduct, Vol. S 128.3.1. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 298 - 318.
- Silverman, Emily: Subjective aspects of the offense in the USA. In: Sieber, U. / Forster, S. / Jarvers, K. (eds.), National Criminal Law in a Comparative Legal Context: Defining criminal conduct, Vol. S 128.3.1. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 492 - 515.
- Silverman, Emily: Country Report United States of America. In: Koch, H.-G. (ed.), Wegsperren? - Freiheitsentziehende Maßnahmen gegen gefährliche, strafrechtlich verantwortliche (Rückfall-)Täter. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2011, pp. 365 - 428.
- Silverman, Emily (translated by Liu Xiaomin): Meiguo de xingshi peichang zhidu [American Criminal Compensation System (II)]. In: Xingfa Luncong [(Chinese) Criminal Law Review], Vol. 11, 2007, p. 321 - 393.
- Silverman, Emily: The Constitution and the Sentencing Process: Does Modern Presumptive Sentencing Respect Defendants’ Rights? In: Berg, M. / Kapsch, S. / Streng, F. (eds.): Criminal Justice in the United States and Germany: History, Modernization, and Reform - Strafrecht in den Vereinigten Staaten und Deutschland: Geschichte und neuere Entwicklungen. Heidelberg, Universitätsverlag Winter, 2006, pp. 87 - 104.
- Silverman, Emily (translated by Liu Xiaomin): Meiguo de xingshi peichang zhidu (shang) [American Criminal Compensation System (I)]. In: Xingfa Luncong [(Chinese) Criminal Law Review], Vol. 10, 2006, p. 223 - 259.
- Silverman, Emily: Country Report USA. In: Eser, A. / Sieber, U. / Kreicker, H. (eds.), National Prosecution of International Crimes - Nationale Strafverfolgung völkerrechtlicher Verbrechen, Vol. 5. Berlin, Duncker & Humblot, 2005, pp. 411 - 520.
- Silverman, Emily: The Role of Capacity in the Adjudication and Punishment of Youthful Offenders in Germany and the United States: A Legal Comparison. In: Krakau, K. / Streng, F. (Hrsg.): Konflikt der Rechtskulturen? Die USA und Deutschland im Vergleich. Heidelberg, Universitätsverlag Winter, 2003, pp. 135 - 151.
Downloads and Links:
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English-Language Literature on German Criminal Law
This document, which encompasses English-language publications on German criminal law dating back to 1995, is a continuation of the bibliography begun by Dr. Barbara Huber.
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USA
Buffalo Criminal Law Center (site temporarily inactive) -
Canada
Canadian Justice Laws Web Site / Site Web des Lois du Canada
Canadian Legal Information Institute / Institut canadien d'information juridique
All-in-one URL: Constitution, Charter, Federal and Provincial Statutes and Regulations, Courts, Case Law
Supreme Court of Canada / Cour suprême du Canada
Judgments of the Supreme Court of Canada (English)
Jugements de la Cour suprême du Canada (français)
Department of Justice Canada / Ministère de la Justice Canada
A Crime Victim's Guide to the Criminal Justice System
Guide des victimes d'actes criminels dans le système de justice pénale