Rules for Rats
am 11.04.2006 von http://www.recht.us/amlawCK - Washington. Berlin Attorney General Brigitte Zypries published a press release on April 11, 2006 with a proposal to reward witnesses who materially support investigations into crimes, Kronzeugen. The current law is considered ineffective, open to abuse and too limited in the types of crimes covered. The proposed changes to the Criminal Code, Strafgesetzbuch, will extend to all crimes, increase penalties for false accusations, and …
Criminal Cooperation Germany - USA
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. German attorney general Brigitte Zypries published a press release of a meeting she and her colleague Schäuble, Secretary of the Interior, had on March 11, 2008 with the American federal attorney general, Michael Mukasey…
New Law Enforcement Rules
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Against substantial opposition, the federal diet in Berlin passed two statutes to ratify European Union directives regulating wire-tapping and collection of data about communications. In the past, telecommunications companies…
Money Laundering: No Problem
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The 1993 money laundering rules are not a problem for most German lawyers, including notaries, according to a study published by the Max Planck Institute for Foreign and International Criminal Law, Attorney General Brigitte Zy…
Timeline for Action
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The Berlin Ministry of Justice issued a press release on May 4, 2006 which details the action plan for the implementation of European nondiscrimination provisions. These rules affect many areas of the law and the implementati…
New Sentencing Guidelines
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / LL - Washington. The German Department of Justice plans to expand benefits for cooperating witnesses. The Berlin cabinet approved new sentencing guidelines, the department announced on May 27, 2007. Currently, German courts may reward…
2004 Accomplishments
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The German statute providing for the European corporation became effective today. A Justice Department press release summarizes the benefits of the so-called Societas Europaea. In another press release, Attorney General Brigit…
Federal Malware Ruling
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. The federal malware ruling that makes the press today is published at the German Supreme Court web site for the matter StB 18/06, together with its press release 17/2007, both in German. In essence, the court ruled that secret…
Human Trafficking
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / CK - Washington. Organized crime continues to engage in trafficking in people across borders. In order to stem the tide, new criminal provisions became effective on February 19, 2005. The new rules translate United Nations and European Union g…
Plea Agreement Deal
German American Law Journal :: American Edition / HG - Washington. On May 19, 2006, Berlin Attorney Brigitte Zypries issued a press release on a bill to allow plea agreements in the German criminal procedure. The Supreme Court, Bundesgerichtshof, had defined the parameters of such agreeme…
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