Zurechnung makrokrimineller Verhaltensweisen

empirische, theoretische und rechtsvergleichende Aspekte

Imputation of macrocriminal conduct

conductempirical, theoretical and comparative aspects -
 

The increasing practical importance of decentralized and supranational prosecutions of international crimes makes a more principled system of imputation (attribution) of macrocriminal conduct more necessary than ever. While such a system may borrow its main elements and structures from domestic criminal law it must develop into an autonomous sui generis system duly taking into account the particularities of macrocriminal as compared to ordinary criminal conduct. But what are these “particularities” from an empirical and theoretical perspective? And how do they play out in imputation as generally understood in criminal law theory? And how do they influence fundamental questions of imputation such as problems of causation, the forms of participation and subjective imputation? These are but a few, perhaps the “big” questions of a theory of imputation in international criminal law (ICL) which still needs to be developed. This international workshop does not pretend to give definitive answer to these questions. It shall just bring some leading German- and English-speaking scholars together for a kind of brainstorming exercise which may produce some ideas for a bigger, more inclusive project on the topic.  Apart from the first introductory presentation the others will work “in tandem” bringing together scholars from different legal backgrounds hoping for a fruitful dialectical exchange (20 min each speaker for main arguments, 10 min each reply, discussion with audience).

Publication: Journal for International Criminal Justice, Vol. 12 (May 2014), No. 2.

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Einführung / Introduction

Prof. Ambos, Göttingen

Setting the scene: Besonderheiten von Makrokriminalität gegenüber "normaler" Kriminalität - kriminologische Erkenntnisse

Particularities of macrocriminality as compared to ordinary criminality – criminological insights

Dr. Harrendorf, Göttingen

Zurechnungsprobleme / Problems of Imputation – a German and English perspective

Profs. Weigend, Köln and Cryer, Birmingham, UK

Kausalitätsprobleme / Problems of Causation / Overdetermination - a German and Canadian perspective

Profs. Murmann, Göttingen and Stewart, Vancouver, Canada

   
Beteiligungsprobleme: Einheitstäter, Differenzierungsmodell oder etwas anderes?

Problems of Participation: unitarian, differentiated approach or something else?

Profs. Vest, Bern and Chiesa, SUNY Buffalo Law School, New York

Subjektive Zurechnung / Subjective Imputation (mens rea)

Profs. Stuckenberg, Bonn and Ohlin, Cornell, Ithaca

Comments / summary from a comparative and ICL perspective

Profs. Claus Kreß, Köln and Van Sliedregt, Amsterdam