More Extraterritoriality
am 31.05.2007 von http://www.recht.us/amlawLL - Washington. The German Federal Ministry of Justice prepares to close of a gap in transnational corruption enforcement. On May 30, 2007, the federal cabinet in Berlin decided to amend the corruption provisions of the German Criminal Code. The amendments would expand criminal jurisdiction over transnational bribery cases that have no commercial effects. The extraterritorial effect would exist regardless of whether the conduct would involve a German official, or a German national who may bribe a foreign official. Currently, transnational bribery under German law is a criminal offense only when bribes are paid …
Markenrecht extraterritorial?
German American Law Journal :: US-Recht auf Deutsch / CK - Washington. Das Markenrecht wirkt nicht extraterritorial. Doch können ausländische Marken in die USA hineinstrahlen, und das US-Markenrecht kann in seltenen Fällen Ausstrahlungen im Ausland entfalten. Der am 2. August 2005…
German Criminal Code translation/Englische Übersetzung des StGB
Transblawg / Wildy announce a forthcoming new translation of the German Criminal Code (Strafgesetzbuch) by Professor Michael Bohlander of Durham University. He also intends to publish a book on German criminal law this year. I think Ill wait to see the lat…
No Deal
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Is there a German word for the plea bargain? Transblawg researched and found an appropriate term offered by Prof. Herberger in a recent overview of the German law on plea agreements for criminal proceedings: Mauschelverfahren.…
Criminal Forfeiture for Siemens
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / LL - Washington. On May 14, 2007, the Darmstadt district court convicted two former Siemens managers of kickbacks in commerce, embezzlement and assisting bribery in commerce in a yet unpublished verdict. Both managers received sentenc…
German Civil Code in English/BGB auf Englisch online
Transblawg / The Bundesjustizministerium has put an English translation of the German Civil Code online. It was done by Langenscheidt Übersetzungsservice. The same provisos apply as in the last entry with reference to translations of the Criminal Code! I w…
German-American Law Conference
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. After an encouraging and stimulating introduction by Ambassador Scharioth of the German Embassy in Washington, DC and both Ludwig Leyendecker and Georgetown University Law School Dean Alexander Aleinikoff relating German-Amer…
BGB in Englisch / German Civil Code in English
Weblawg.de / Last butn´t least! Quelle: www.gesetze-im-internet.de ... German Civil Code now available in English The German Federal Ministry of Justice has commissioned a translation of the Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (or BGB), the civil code of Germany. The tra…
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