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The shortcomings identified in German bribery law--such as the limited criminalization of bribery of parliamentarians and other members of domestic assemblies, coupled with the absence of trading in influence offenses, and furthermore, certain limits in the criminalization of bribery of foreign and international officials and of private sector bribery--represent significant lacunae in the law. [ABSTRACT FROM AUTHOR]

The article discusses the responsibilities of civil servants in Germany to follow orders from a superior who has been bribed. The author focuses on the ramifications of corruption for the constitutional rights of members of the civil service and for German constitutional and administrative law more broadly. Other questions addressed include administrative procedure, customary law, and the effect of the principles of democracy and the rule of law on the practices and procedures of the German civil service.

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