First comprehensive analysis of the criminal liability of political decision makers in a democratic state

Adds a comparative law perspective to the (so far) purely national discussion about criminal liability of politicians

Includes a comparative study based on a practical case

Frank Zimmermann is a post-doctoral research fellow at the Ludwig-Maximilians-Universität München. His main fields of research are the relationship between criminal law and politics, German and European criminal law (particularly conflicts of criminal jurisdiction) as well as international cooperation in criminal matters.