The concept of a joint criminal enterprise and domestic modes of liability for parties to a crime: a comparison of German and English law

The concept of a Joint Criminal Enterprise (JCE) has become a useful tool in international criminal law. It allows courts to hold individuals criminally liable for group activities to which they have contributed in a criminally relevant way. The concept allows for an attribution of criminal responsi...

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Main Author: Hamdorf, Kai (Author)
Format: Electronic Article
Language:English
Published: [S.l.] SSRN [2010]
In: Journal of international criminal justice
Year: 2007, Volume: 5, Issue: 1, Pages: 208-226
Online Access: Volltext (Resolving-System)
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