Product Description: When can a person be detained by the state solely for the purpose of preventing future harm? It is widely accepted that an actor who is unable to avoid breaking the law because of a mental disorder may not be punished but may be detained for as long as he remains dangerous...read more

Product Description: Germany operates a ''double track'' system of punishment and preventive detention. Traditionally, this system included fixed-term prison sentences, which were limited by the safeguards of legality, proportionality, double jeopardy, etc...read more

Product Description: This versatile book could be the basis for a unit on judicial review in any comparative law course, and can also serve well as one of the basic texts in a seminar on comparative judicial review. Outside of the field of comparative law, this book also makes a useful addition to a general course on constitutional law, an advanced course on judicial review, or even an introduction to law course...read more