Overview
- First comprehensive analysis of the criminal liability of political decision makers in a democratic state
- Adds a comparative law perspective to the (so far) purely national discussion about criminal liability of politicians
- Includes a comparative study based on a practical case
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Table of contents (25 chapters)
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Front Matter
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Comparative Case Study: Country Reports
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Front Matter
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Conclusions from the Country Reports and Further Thoughts on the Interplay of Criminal Law and Politics
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About this book
Allegations of politicians committing criminal offences in office quickly attract a great deal of media attention. Even politicians themselves frequently use such allegations to discredit their political opponents. However, to date this topic has not been fully addressed on an academic level. This book is a first step in this direction.
The individual contributions cover topics such as:
- “bad” political decisions that result in a waste of taxpayers’ money
- corruption and conflicts of interest in political decision-making
- immunities and procedural obstacles to the effective prosecution of politicians
- abuse of criminal law and criminal proceedings in the political arena
- criminal liability for decisions taken in situations of state emergency
- the role of criminal law in public opinion.
Leading experts examine these and other issues from a comparative perspective.
Editors and Affiliations
About the editor
Frank Zimmermann is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. His main fields of research are the relationship between criminal law and politics, German and European criminal law (particularly conflicts of criminal jurisdiction) as well as international cooperation in criminal matters.
Bibliographic Information
Book Title: Criminal Liability of Political Decision-Makers
Book Subtitle: A Comparative Perspective
Editors: Frank Zimmermann
DOI: https://doi.org/10.1007/978-3-319-52051-3
Publisher: Springer Cham
eBook Packages: Law and Criminology, Law and Criminology (R0)
Copyright Information: Springer International Publishing AG 2017
Hardcover ISBN: 978-3-319-52050-6Published: 06 September 2017
Softcover ISBN: 978-3-319-84807-5Published: 03 August 2018
eBook ISBN: 978-3-319-52051-3Published: 28 August 2017
Edition Number: 1
Number of Pages: XI, 408
Number of Illustrations: 1 illustrations in colour
Topics: Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law , Public Policy, International Criminal Law , Public Administration