Claus Roxin

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Claus Roxin
Born15 May 1931
Hamburg
CitizenshipGerman
Alma mater Georg-August-Universität Göttingen
Scientific career
Fields Penal law, criminal law
Institutions Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich
Doctoral advisor Prof. Henkel
Doctoral students Bernd Schünemann

Claus Roxin (born 15 May 1931 in Hamburg) is a German jurist. He is one of the most influential dogmatists of German penal law and has gained national and international reputation in this field. He has been awarded an honorary doctorate by 28 universities around the world [1] as well as the Bundesverdienstkreuz first class. [2]

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Academic life

Roxin studied law at the University of Hamburg from 1950 to 1954. Afterwards he worked as scientific assistant for professor Henkel where in 1957 he received a doctor's degree for his thesis Offene Tatbestände und Rechtspflichtmerkmale (open elements of a crime and attributes of statutory duty). In 1962 he habilitated with Täterschaft und Teilnahme (crime and accessory to crime) which became a standard work in this field.

Roxin went on to become a professor at Georg-August-Universität Göttingen in 1963. In 1966 he was one of the authors of the "Alternativentwurf für den Allgemeinen Teil des deutschen Strafgesetzbuchs" (alternative proposal for the general part of the German criminal law) which influenced German criminal law for years to come. From 1968 to 1971 he also worked on the alternative proposal for the special part of the German criminal law which was released in four volumes.

In 1971, he became a professor at Ludwig Maximilian University of Munich where he lectured until 1999 and held the chair for penal law, criminal procedure and general legal doctrine. Afterwards he worked in a workshop of German and Swiss jurists which published an alternative proposal of the German Strafvollzugsgesetz (penal system law) in 1973 and an alternative proposal to the German Strafprozessordnung (code of criminal procedure) in 1980.

In the 1970s he was a frequent guest on the ZDF show Wie würden Sie entscheiden? that made him known to a wider audience. He is one of the publishers of the "Zeitschrift für die gesamte Strafrechtswissenschaft" and the "Neue Zeitschrift für Strafrecht". In 1994 he became a member of the Bavarian Academy of Sciences and Humanities.

Private life

Roxin is also the founder and honorary chairman of the Karl-May-Gesellschaft as well as a recipient of the Bundesverdienstkreuz first class. Roxin is married with three children and lives in Stockdorf.

Academic work

Roxin is the author of multiple books, essays and annotations. Amongst them are:

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References

  1. "Prof. Dr. Dr. h.c. mult. Claus Roxin" (in German). Retrieved 2009-07-04.
  2. "Universität Augsburg: Strafrechtler Claus Roxin..." (in German). uni-protokolle.de. Archived from the original on 2016-03-03. Retrieved 2009-07-04.

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