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The Crime of Abandonment under Paragraph 221 of the German Criminal Code - Historical Developments and Current Legal Situation


Stefan Kirchner


Marinelaw.biz; Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Law; HUMANRIGHTSLAWYER.EU
June 28, 2007


Abstract:     
Although considered complicated, in Germany the crime of abandonment is important both in legal practice and academia. This research paper describes Subsection 221 of the German Criminal Code and analyses the changes the rule has undergone in recent decades and centuries. In particular the effects of the 1998 Criminal Law Reform will be investigated. Please note that the article is in German.

Note: Downloadable document is in German.

Keywords: criminal law, criminal, child, children, abandon, abandonment, parents, neglect

JEL Classification: K42

working papers series


Date posted: June 28, 2007 ; Last revised: March 17, 2009

Suggested Citation

Kirchner, Stefan, The Crime of Abandonment under Paragraph 221 of the German Criminal Code - Historical Developments and Current Legal Situation (June 28, 2007). Available at SSRN: http://ssrn.com/abstract=996998

Contact Information

Stefan Kirchner (Contact Author)
Marinelaw.biz ( email )
Hamburg, DE 22081
Germany
Vytautas Magnus University, Faculty of Law ( email )
United States
HUMANRIGHTSLAWYER.EU ( email )
Rechtsanwaltskanzlei Kirchner
Frankfurt Metro Office, Platz der Einheit 1
Frankfurt am Main, Hesse 60327
Germany
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