Die Legitimität der §§ 284, 285 StGB

»Legitimacy of §§ 284, 285 StGB«: Since the introduction of §§ 284, 285 into the German Criminal Code, the question whether the legislator is allowed to prosecute the conduct described in §§ 284, 285 StGB has been highly controversial. After outlining the basic requirements for the legitimacy of a criminal norm, the author devotes herself to examining the legitimacy of §§ 284, 285 StGB and comes to the conclusion that the aforementioned criminal norms should not be upheld in their entirety.