German Criminal Code Textbook (Revised Translation Edition)

Author: (German) Liszt / Xu Jiusheng
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Publishing Date: 2006-03-01
Features: Franz von Liszt (1851–1919) was a distinguished academic master who combined the study of criminology and criminal law and achieved remarkable results. He was both an outstanding representative of the criminal sociological school and the founder of the modern school (new school) of criminal law. His fundamental academic thoughts and theoretical viewpoints still have a significant impact on contemporary criminal law and criminal theory. Criminal Law Textbook is one of Liszt's most important representative works. First published in 1881, it has been translated into French, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Greek, Serbian, and other languages and has been widely circulated and highly influential internationally. China has never translated or published Liszt's works, making it difficult for many scholars who do not understand German to directly grasp the thoughts and viewpoints of this criminal law giant, which is a great regret for the Chinese criminal law community. It is hoped that the publication of this translation can partially compensate for this deficiency.
Given the progress in criminal legislation and the scientific field after Liszt's death, to keep the textbook in line with the development of criminal law and criminal science, Dr. Schmidt revised and published the 25th edition of the Criminal Law Textbook in 1927, conducting a comprehensive and serious revision of each chapter, with significant revisions made to some chapters. The 26th edition was further revised. However, the basic structure remained unchanged, and Liszt's fundamental ideas on crime and criminal law, as well as his unique criminal policy tendencies, were preserved intact. For readers who wish to understand Liszt's original thoughts and viewpoints, this should suffice if not overly demanding.
Franz von Liszt (1851–1919) was a distinguished academic master who combined the study of criminology and criminal law and achieved remarkable results. He was both an outstanding representative of the criminal sociological school and the founder of the modern school (new school) of criminal law. His fundamental academic thoughts and theoretical viewpoints still have a significant impact on contemporary criminal law and criminal theory. Criminal Law Textbook is one of Liszt's most important representative works. First published in 1881, it has been translated into French, Japanese, Russian, Spanish, Portuguese, Finnish, Greek, Serbian, and other languages and has been widely circulated and highly influential internationally. China has never translated or published Liszt's works, making it difficult for many scholars who do not understand German to directly grasp the thoughts and viewpoints of this criminal law giant, which is a great regret for the Chinese criminal law community. It is hoped that the publication of this translation can partially compensate for this deficiency.
Given the progress in criminal legislation and the scientific field after Liszt's death, to keep the textbook in line with the development of criminal law and criminal science, Dr. Schmidt revised and published the 25th edition of the Criminal Law Textbook in 1927, conducting a comprehensive and serious revision of each chapter, with significant revisions made to some chapters. The 26th edition was further revised. However, the basic structure remained unchanged, and Liszt's fundamental ideas on crime and criminal law, as well as his unique criminal policy tendencies, were preserved intact. For readers who wish to understand Liszt's original thoughts and viewpoints, this should suffice if not overly demanding.