[Genetic research as a means of proof in the German penal trial after the reform of the Court Rules of Procedure of 17 March 1997 (I)].
The authors reviews genetic fingerprinting practice and cases in Germany following the adoption of the new specific regulatory measures in the StPO, and looks at German case law on the subject. Also examined are the way in which the issue of human rights and some doubts which have arisen among authors and the courts have been resolved. The positive aspects of the new regulations are underlined and the author concludes with some proposals for application of these, lege ferenda, in Spain.
Etxeberria Guridi
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Derecho Procesal, Universidad del País Vasco, San Sebastián, España.
D016172:DNA Fingerprinting; D005104:Expert Testimony / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005554:Forensic Medicine / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence; D005826:Genetics, Medical / Q000331:legislation & jurisprudence*; D005858:Germany; D006801:Humans