International Law Determines German Criminal Law: The international dimension of German state objectives

Curiously, penalized the German criminal law in [sec] 80 f. Of the Criminal Code only planning and preparing a war of aggression, the implementation of such a war is not punishable. The clear Ponalisierungs order of Art. 26 para. 1 sentence 2 of the Basic Law, the legislature has only partially met...

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Published in:Der Staat 2014-01, Vol.53 (4), p.534-553
Main Author: Frau, Robert
Format: Article
Language:ger
Subjects:
Aggression
Criminal Law
Germany
Implementation
International Court
International Law
Law
Legislative Bodies
Ratification
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Summary:Curiously, penalized the German criminal law in [sec] 80 f. Of the Criminal Code only planning and preparing a war of aggression, the implementation of such a war is not punishable. The clear Ponalisierungs order of Art. 26 para. 1 sentence 2 of the Basic Law, the legislature has only partially met and spoken out so that also let miss a clear fact of international law. Now, the international law has done his duty, because in the summer of 2010, the Assembly of States Parties of the International Criminal Court has agreed on a definition of the offense crime of aggression. The German legislature has agreed to the amendments to the law and the international legal ratifications have been carried out - the legislature is now the adaptation of German criminal law before. Adapted from the source document.
ISSN:0038-884X