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A Modern History of German Criminal Law / by Thomas Vormbaum ; edited by Michael Bohlander.
- Format:
- Book
- Author/Creator:
- Vormbaum, Thomas, author.
- Language:
- English
- Subjects (All):
- Law (Philosophical concept).
- Law.
- Conflict of laws.
- Criminal law.
- Criminology.
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .
- Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
- Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
- Local Subjects:
- Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.
- Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law .
- Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law.
- Criminology and Criminal Justice, general.
- Physical Description:
- 1 online resource
- Edition:
- First edition 2014.
- Contained In:
- Springer Nature eBook
- Place of Publication:
- Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
- System Details:
- text file PDF
- Summary:
- Increasingly, international governmental networks and organisations make it necessary to master the legal principles of other jurisdictions. Since the advent of international criminal tribunals this need has fully reached criminal law. A large part of their work is based on comparative research. The legal systems which contribute most to this systemic discussion are common law and civil law, sometimes called continental law. So far this dialogue appears to have been dominated by the former. While there are many reasons for this, one stands out very clearly: Language. English has become the lingua franca of international legal research. The present book addresses this issue. Thomas Vormbaum is one of the foremost German legal historians and the book's original has become a cornerstone of research into the history of German criminal law beyond doctrinal expositions; it allows a look at the system's genesis, its ideological, political and cultural roots. In the field of comparative research, it is of the utmost importance to have an understanding of the law's provenance, in other words its historical DNA.
- Local Notes:
- Acquired for the Penn Libraries with assistance from the Lipman Criminology Library Fund.
- Other Format:
- Printed edition:
- ISBN:
- 9783642372735
- Access Restriction:
- Restricted for use by site license.
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