Lena Gmelin
Doctoral researcher
Lebenslauf
- 2014 Abitur
- April 2015 to March 2021 study of law at the University of Constance
- April 2018 to May 2021 employed at the law firm Zahner & Kollegen (Konstanz)
- Since April 2021 doctoral researcher at the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure, Comparative Criminal Law, Medical Criminal Law and Legal Theory held by Prof. Dr. Liane Wörner, LL.M. (UW-Madison)
Publications
- Flüssige Werkzeuge: der Einsatz von K.O.-Tropfen bei Sexualdelikten nach § 177 StGB, mit Dr. Simon Pschorr, ZfIStW 5/2024, S. 318-325.
- The datafication of intimacy: criminalisation and prosecution of image-based (or rather: data-based) sexual abuse in Germany, with Prof. Dr. Liane Wörner, in: Gert Vermeulen, Nina Peršak, Stéphanie De Coensel (eds.), Researching the boundaries of sexual integrity, gender violence and image-based abuse, RIDP Vol. 95 issue 2, 2024, pp. 367-417.
- Muskelkraft als Mordmerkmal: Zur vorgeschlagenen Erweiterung des Mordparagrafen § 211 StGB, VerfBlog, 2024/8/15, https://verfassungsblog.de/mordmerkmal-korperliche-uberlegenheit/.
- Commentary on §§ 48-51, 67, 67a, 70-70c, 80, 81, 110 JGG, in: Christoph Nix / Simon Pschorr (eds.), Jugendgerichtsgesetz, Kohlhammer, Stuttgart 2021.
- Reform Needs in German Criminal Law on Sexual Offences. The Non-Compromise of "No-Means-No", with Hannah Wörner in: Rahime Erbaş (ed.), European Perspectives on Attrition in Sexual Offences, Lexington Books, London 2023, pp. 79-111.
- Grundkurs Haftstrafe. Kleine Rechtskunde: Strafvollzug in Deutschland - ein Überblick, in: Magdalene Schaefer / Christoph Nix / Denis Ponomarenko, Theater im Strafvollzug. Reflexionen und Praxis, Theater der Zeit, Berlin 2021, pp. 33-39.
Lectures
- 30.05.2023: Lecture on Femicides and violence against women (the legal situation in Germany) at the working group Gender, Diversity and Inclusion of the Friedrich-Ebert-Foundation as part of the seminar „Femizid – das tödliche Ende der Gewaltspirale“
- 27.04.2023: Lecture on intimicides and lethal violence in social relationships as part of the lecture series „Geschlecht und Recht“ ("Gender and Law") by Prof. Dr. Maria Wersig (Hochschule Hannover)
- 10.01.2023: Lecture “Combating Domestic and Gender-Based Violence in Germany” as part of the DAAD-funded project Gender & Crime Ukraine
- 29.07.2021: Lecture “Femicides from the Perspective of the Istanbul Convention” as part of the Law on the Bosphorus IX – International Criminal Justice and Human Rights Law Summer School 2021