This English-language handbook is a comprehensive guide to German corporate criminal liability. Tailored for both German legal professionals seeking precise English terminology and assistance in explaining German legal concepts, as well as foreign lawyers requiring a useful overview, it delivers practical insights into criminal and administrative offences affecting businesses in Germany.
This book helps you understand German criminal procedure, potential sanctions, and effective corporate defence strategies. Explore all critical areas of corporate criminal liability from fundamental compliance principles and economic crimes to specialized fields including data protection, IT security, labour law, environmental regulations, medical crimes, capital markets, foreign trade, and competition law.
Authored by experts in their respective legal fields and in the area of economic criminal law, this guide combines practical expertise with specialized knowledge.
This book is your indispensable resource for understanding German corporate criminal law, terminology, and strategies whether you are advising clients, representing corporations, or seeking an overview of the German law and case law.
German Law Accessible
Kruse/Tute
Corporate Criminal Liability in Germany*
A Handbook
By Dr. Björn Kruse and Christoph Tute
2024 Approx. 800 pages. Hardcover approx. Euro 169,-
ISBN 9783406798207
The Book
The book is a concise practice-based guide to the liability for criminal and administrative offences by businesses operating in Germany. An introductory section comprises the key features of German criminal procedure, the sanctions and the options for strategic corporate responses. A broad range of fields of potential corporate liability are explored, providing detailed insights into the relevant substantive law, including fields such as:
- Capital markets
- Data protection
- Employment
- Money laundering
- Product liability
- Tax
Advantages at a Glance
- Overview of German criminal procedure and sanctions
- Contributions by experienced practitioners
- Broad spectrum of topics
Target Audience
This handbook is ideal for legal practitioners, both in Germany and abroad, who require a concise English language guide to the relevant German law and terminology.
