Beschreibung
This penal law comparison regarding hate crime uses the method of functional comparative law to deal with the history and society of the USA and Germany, the common law tradition, codified law, the legal good doctrine, the Harm Principle, the wrong of a criminal offense and the blameworthiness of an offender committing a bias-motivated crime.
Autorenportrait
Christine Marie Shavers, born in the USA, studied law at Ludwig-Maximilian-University in Munich (Germany).
Inhalt
Contents: Hate Crime – Bias-Motivated Offense – Hateful Bias – German Criminal Law – US Penal Law – Aggravated Statutes – Sentencing – Functional Comparative Law – Penal Law Comparison USA-Germany – History and Society USA – German Legal System – Harm Principle – Legal Good Doctrine – Wrong of an Offense – Blameworthiness.
