»The Concept of Benefit within Section 257 German Criminal Code«: The objective elements of the crime of »Aiding after the fact« (Section 257 of the Criminal Code) are very vaguely formulated, especially with regard to the object of the crime, namely benefit. This results in difficulties in distinguishing the offense from aiding, money laundering and other related offenses. This study therefore aims to develop a new definition of benefit and the immediacy criterion limiting the benefit, with the help of the interpretation methods of wording, history of origins, meaning and purpose, and systematics.

Anna Heil graduated from the Johannes Gutenberg University of Mainz in 2018 with a degree in law, specializing in criminal law/criminal defense. From 2018 to 2021, she worked as a research assistant at the Chair of Criminal Law and Criminal Procedure Law of Prof. Dr. Jan Zopfs at Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. Since 2021, she has been employed at the Chair of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Medical Criminal Law, Economic Criminal Law and Philosophy of Law of Prof. Dr. Jörg Scheinfeld, also Johannes Gutenberg University Mainz. In addition, she has been completing her legal clerkship at the Wiesbaden Regional Court since November 2021. Anna Heil received her doctorate in law in 2022 and her dissertation was awarded the Alfred Teves Foundation Prize.

1. Zum Verständnis des Vorteilsbegriffs der Begünstigung in Rechtsprechung und Literatur
Einleitung - Der Vorteilsbegriff nach derzeitiger Auslegung in Rechtsprechung und Literatur
2. Die Auslegung des Vorteilsbegriffs als Tatbestandsmerkmal der Begünstigung
Einführung - Wortlautauslegung - Historische Auslegung - Teleologische Auslegung - Systematische Auslegung
3. Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse und Anwendung auf ausgewählte Fallgruppen
Zusammenfassung der Ergebnisse - Anwendung auf die unterschiedlichen Fallgruppen des Vorteils
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