Core Concepts in Criminal Law and Criminal Justice: Volume 2

Volume two of a comparative study of the concepts that underpin different domestic systems of criminal law and justice.

Scholars of comparative criminal law often do not understand each other, using the same terms with different meanings or vice versa. In this collection, authors from the German and the Anglo-American traditions collaborate to compare the basic concepts and structures of their systems and explore the connections and similarities between them.The trans-jurisdictional discourse on criminal justice is often hampered by mutual misunderstandings. The translation of legal concepts from English into other languages and vice versa is subject to ambiguity and potential error: the same term may assume different meanings in different legal contexts. More importantly, legal systems may choose differing theoretical or policy approaches to resolving the same issues, which sometimes – but not always – lead to similar outcomes. This book is the second volume of a series in which eminent scholars from German-speaking and Anglo-American jurisdictions work together on comparative essays that explore foundational concepts of criminal law and procedure. Each topic is illuminated from German and Anglo-American perspectives, and differences and similarities are analysed.