Das Wesen der strafprozessualen Revision

»The Essence of Criminal Procedural Review in German Law«

The thesis uses an interpretation of § 337 StPO to determine the nature of criminal procedural review in German law. On the one hand, the audit scope of the Review Court for procedural complaints is systematized and delimited, and on the other hand, its authority to assess its own penalty and the dogmatic basis of the so called extended review are discussed. A differentiating purpose for procedural and substantive complaints is then proposed. Five conclusions sum up the essence of the review.