The German Prosecution Service Guardians of the Law? /

• Main Author: Boyne, Shawn Marie (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg : Imprint: Springer, 2014.
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Criminal law.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Criminology.; Economic sociology.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Criminal Law.; Criminology & Criminal Justice.; Theories of Law, Philosophy of Law, Legal History.; Organizational Studies, Economic Sociology.

Acclaimed as the "the most objective prosecutors in the world", the German prosecution service has long attracted the attention in the past of comparative law scholars. At first glance, the institutional position and statutory mandate of German prosecutors indicate that that reputation is...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction
• The Normative Vision of the Prosecution Service
• The Organization of Prosecution
• Everyday Practice and Low-Level Crime
• Discretion and Major Crimes
• A Closer Look at Discretion: The Prosecution of Serious Economic Crimes
• The Many Faces of Objectivity in the Courtroom
• Juvenile Justice
• Conclusion
• Appendix A: Methods.