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The Case to Be Analysed
In the city of C, there is a public debate about whether a bridge should be built in order to connect two parts of C that are separated by a river. Supporters argue that this bridge is necessary due to the tra...
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A Comparative Analysis of Criminal Laws Protecting Public Budgets: Can Bad Political Decisions Be Criminalised?
The present comparative study has revealed that it is difficult to apply criminal offences to political decisions affecting public budgets—at least as far as the ‘if-and-what question’ of the respective projec...
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Introduction: Comparing the Criminal Liability of Political Decision-Makers on the Basis of a Concrete Case
The topic of the present volume may appear rather unusual for an academic study. Indeed, political decision-makers normally do not appear as specific group of offenders in criminal law projects. The situation ...
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Criminal Liability of Political Decision-Makers in Germany
The provision in German criminal law that can best capture a waste of public budgets is § 266(1) of the Penal Code. However, the elements of this offence pose various problems in the context of political decis...