Philipp Alexander Burek
Notwehr und überindividuelle Schutzgüter
Zur dogmatischen Reichweite des § 32 StGB bei Straftatbeständen, die neben individuellen Rechtsgütern auch solche der Allgemeinheit schützen
[Self-Defence and Supra-Individual Legal Interests. On The Doctrinal Scope of Section 32 of the German Criminal Code in the Case of Offences Protecting Both Individual and Collective Legal Interests.]
2026. 230 pages. forthcoming in
June 2026
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Self-defence is directed against the attacker - but what applies when defensive action simultaneously affects legal interests of the public at large? Philipp Alexander Burek explores a largely neglected borderline area of criminal law scholarship and recalibrates the law of self-defence where criminal offences protect multiple legal interests.