Principles of German Criminal Procedure

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. <br/><br/>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.