In Prussia, children under the age of 14 were exempted from the death penalty in 1794.General State Laws for the Prussian States (1794), Part 20, § 17, Part 1, § 25 Capital punishment was cancelled by the Electorate of Bavaria in 1751 for children under the age of 11Codex Iuris Bavarici Criminalis (1751), § 14 and by the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1813 for children and youth under 16 years.Bavarian Criminal Law (1813), Art. 99, par. 1 nr. 1 In Prussia, the exemption was extended to youth under the age of 16 in 1851.Prussian Criminal Law (1851), § 43 nr. 1 For the first time, all juveniles were excluded for the death penalty by the North German Confederation in 1871,North German Confederation Criminal Law (1871), § 57 par. 1 nr. 1 which was continued by the German Empire in 1872.German Criminal Law (1872), § 57 par. 1 nr. 1 In Nazi Germany, capital punishment was reinstated for juveniles between 16 and 17 years in 1939.Kasseckert, Christian (2009), Straftheorie im Dritten Reich – Entwicklung des Strafgedankens im Dritten Reich, Logos: Berlin, pp. 99–100 This was broadened to children and youth from age 12 to 17 in 1943.Kasseckert, Christian (2009), Straftheorie im Dritten Reich – Entwicklung des Strafgedankens im Dritten Reich, Logos: Berlin, p. 100 The death penalty for juveniles was abolished by West Germany, also generally, in 1949 and by East Germany in 1952.
In Prussia children under the age of 14 were exempted from the death penalty in 1794General State Laws for the Prussian States (1794) Part 20 § 17 Part 1 § 25 Capital punishment was cancelled by the Electorate of Bavaria in 1751 for children under the age of 11Codex Iuris Bavarici Criminalis (1751) § 14 and by the Kingdom of Bavaria in 1813 for children and youth under 16 yearsBavarian Criminal Law (1813) Art 99 par 1 nr 1 In Prussia the exemption was extended to youth under the age of 16 in 1851Prussian Criminal Law (1851) § 43 nr 1 For the first time all juveniles were excluded for the death penalty by the North German Confederation in 1871North German Confederation Criminal Law (1871) § 57 par 1 nr 1 which was continued by the German Empire in 1872German Criminal Law (1872) § 57 par 1 nr 1 In Nazi Germany capital punishment was reinstated for juveniles between 16 and 17 years in 1939Kasseckert Christian (2009) Straftheorie im Dritten Reich – Entwicklung des Strafgedankens im Dritten Reich Logos Berlin pp 99–100 This was broadened to children and youth from age 12 to 17 in 1943Kasseckert Christian (2009) Straftheorie im Dritten Reich – Entwicklung des Strafgedankens im Dritten Reich Logos Berlin p 100 The death penalty for juveniles was abolished by West Germany also generally in 1949 and by East Germany in 1952