englischThe current movement of refugees and migrants poses great challenges to the German social benefits system. The counselling guide is intended to be of practical help here. It focuses on two groups that are particularly relevant in practice: refugees and people who come from EU member states [...]
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englischThe treatise reveals a legal protection gap in German foundation law: if the foundation board acts incorrectly and the state supervisory authority does not intervene, de lege lata no one can ensure that the founder's will is observed. The legal situation in Switzerland is different: there, [...]
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englischMore and more people between the ages of 30 and 64 are experiencing an increasing workload. Middle adulthood is also characterised by a multitude of social expectations and roles, which can limit the spectrum of self-determination and build up pressure of expectations. Engaging with one's [...]
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englischDealing with legacy or perpetual liabilities can lead to significant financial burdens for the public sector if the companies responsible do not ultimately assume them. Following the decision to phase out nuclear power, the legislator has therefore introduced a new form of post-closure [...]
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englischCriminal law is a necessary component of modern societies. Nevertheless, since punishment is particularly intrusive, it should only be used as the ultima ratio of state intervention. Current criminal policy efforts run counter to this commitment. New and more punitive offenses are being [...]
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englischThe author sheds light on the topic of the distribution of assets after liquidation of non-profit organisations, which has so far received little attention in the literature. In this work, she examines a variety of questions relating to civil and non-profit law. Amongst others, she discusses [...]
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englischThe dfi has celebrated its 75th anniversary with a representative opinion poll covering Italy, France and Germany: How do Europeans view their future? Can we observe the convergence of views among Europeans or could we even speak of the emergence of a "European society"? Alongside citizens’ [...]
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englischThe writer Werner Bergengruen has been described as the last great poet and novelist of the classical-romantic tradition. Expelled from the Baltic States into the Berlin bohemia of the 1920s, he worked alongside the White Rose in the resistance against Hitler and was nominated for the Nobel [...]
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englischFrom 1918/19, Arnold Brecht (1884–1977) worked as a republican administration moderniser and imperial reformer. In 1932/33, his attempt to use legal means to save democratic state power from being usurped by national rights failed. After then, Brecht worked as an administrative and political [...]
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englischBlockchain revolutionizes existing transaction systems and offers many advantages thanks to its distributed structure and permanent linking of data blocks. Due to its technical implementation, it is fundamentally at odds with the GDPR. Taking into account the different design options of the [...]
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