http://dx.doi.org/10.17176/20220103-230347-0 https://verfassungsblog.de/realizing-material-justice/ “Realizing Material Justice” - Ne Bis in Idem and the Rule of Law under Pressure in Germany? Aust, Helmut Philipp eng 2022-01-03 electronic resource text/html ddc:342 Art. 103 GG Bundespräsident Ne bis in idem Strafprozessrecht Verfassungsblog Verfassungsblog--2366-7044 CC BY-SA 4.0 In 2021, the so called Gesetz zur Herstellung materieller Gerechtigkeit was passed by the German Bundestag. The act, which introduces a new ground for opening up closed criminal court cases, reveals a lack of respect for the formal dimension of the Rechtsstaat. As opposed to the seemingly supreme goal of realizing material justice, the more formal dimensions of the Rechtsstaat seem to be of secondary importance to some actors.