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Hilgendorf

Advanced criminal law practice

Course code for the lecture: 02402000 (2 SWS)

Time and venue: 2 hours, Tuesdays, 12 noon – 2 pm, 13 October 2026 – 2 February 2027; Lecture Theatre I (Old University)

Materials: WueCampus course room

Winter term 2026/2027 holiday assignment

Course code: 02402010

Holiday assignment: Background

New Declaration of Originality: Declaration of independence

Guidance on academic papers: Guidelines

Contents

This seminar teaches students the techniques for solving exam questions in criminal law by discussing criminal law cases relating to various exam-relevant issues on a weekly basis. In this way, the material covered in the lectures is reinforced through working on these cases. The seminar offers the opportunity to obtain the ‘Advanced Criminal Law’ seminar certificate. Students are set one term paper and two written examinations; to obtain the seminar certificate, students must pass at least one term paper and one written examination.

Materials

The materials will be made available gradually in the corresponding WueCampus course room (to follow) once the course has begun.

Bibliography

Commentary:

  • Kindhäuser/Hilgendorf, Lehr- und Praxiskommentar, 10th ed. 2025.

Case collections:

  • Hilgendorf, Cases in Criminal Law, Vol. 2, 3rd ed. 2020.
  • Hilgendorf, Cases in Criminal Law, Vol. 3, 3rd ed. 2022.
  • Valerius, Introduction to the Style of Expert Reports, 4th ed. 2017.

Textbooks:

  • Hilgendorf/Valerius, Criminal Law: Special Part I, 2nd ed. 2025.
  • Hilgendorf/Valerius, Criminal Law: Special Part II, 3rd ed. 2024.
  • Hilgendorf/Valerius, Criminal Law: General Part, 4th ed. 2025.
  • Arzt/Weber/Heinrich/Hilgendorf, Criminal Law: Special Part, 4th ed. 2021.
  • Baumann/Weber/Mitsch/Eisele, Criminal Law: General Part, 13th ed. 2021.
  • Kühl, Criminal Law: General Part, 8th ed. 2017.
  • Wessels/Beulke/Satzger, Criminal Law: General Part, 55th ed. 2026.
  • Wessels/Hettinger/Engländer, Criminal Law: Special Part 1, 48th ed., 2025.
  • Wessels/Hillenkamp/Schuhr, Criminal Law: Special Part 2, 47th ed., 2025.
  • Zieschang, Criminal Law: General Part, 7th ed. 2023.
  • Zieschang, Criminal Law: Special Part 1, 2nd ed. 2026.
  • Zieschang, Criminal Law: Special Part 2, 2nd ed. 2025.
  • Reinbacher, Criminal Law: Special Part I, 1st ed. 2024.
  • Kaspar/Reinbacher, Casebook: Criminal Law – General Part, 3rd ed. 2026.

Timetable

The current timetable for the course, including the provisional dates for the exams, can be found here (coming soon).