Law
Kira Koethke
Zur Rechtsstellung von Forschenden im Strafprozess
Anmerkung zu BVerfG, Beschluss der 1. Kammer des Ersten Senats vom 25. September 2023 – 1 BvR 2219/20
Volume 56 (2023) / Issue 3,
pp. 240-246 (7)
Published 14.02.2024
In a decision in September 2023, the German Federal Constitutional Court did not accept for decision a constitutional complaint lodged by a psychologist against a search and seizure of research data. He had conducted a study on Islamist radicalisation in the penal system, which included interviews with prisoners. The public prosecutor's office seized the recordings of these interviews. The Federal Constitutional Court emphasises the importance of academic freedom in this context and highlights specific aspects of the fundamental right. The decision is discussed and analysed here.