The burden of reimbursement of procedural costs in the criminal procedure of the Federal Republic of Germany: features of legal regulation

Introduction: the paper analyzes the provisions on the content of the burden of reimbursement of procedural costs in the criminal procedure of the Federal Republic of Germany (hereinafter referred to as Germany). The institution of procedural costs is the subject of constant, intermittent discussion, operating with empirically unprovable assumptions about the fiscal benefits of the convict’s burden. Taking into account this state of discussion, there is a need to summarize the positive experience of analyzing the distribution of the burden of reimbursement of procedural costs in the criminal procedure of Germany. In this regard, the purpose of the study is to analyze the features of the legal regulation of the institution of procedural costs in the legislation of Germany. The question is raised about the goals and objectives of the limitations of the general principle of reimbursement of procedural costs.