Rechtsgut als Verfassungsbegriff? : Der Rekurs auf Güter im Verfassungsrecht unter besonderer Berücksichtigung der Rechtsprechung des Bundesverfassungsgerichts.

»Legal Goods as a Concept in Constitutional Law?«In German Law it is common to describe Criminal Punishment's purpose as the protection of Legal Goods. The long tradition of the concept of Legal Goods in Criminal Law finds no counterpart in Constitutional Law. This dissertation undertakes a study of the concept in Constitutional Law, focused on the case law of the Federal Constitutional Court. Its results display a great variety of objects referenced as Legal Goods and a substiantial margin accorded to the legislator in recognizing such Goods.