englischIn a policy analysis, the author examines the emergence of the policy field of politics with history in the field of tension between coming to terms with the past, remembrance, culture and German politics. She comes to the conclusion that it is only from the beginning of the 1990s, with the [...]

englischJoseph Schumpeter was not a political theorist or constitutional lawyer. However, the essays in this volume show that reflecting on his brilliant insights and provocative exaggerations is stimulating in various ways. Schumpeter is concerned the coevolution of modern statehood and a [...]

englischImmanuel Kant as an interpreter of St Paul. Fichte as an interpreter of the Gospel of John. Hegel as a philosopher on the life of Jesus. This book shows how mysticism, scholasticism and Reformation theology, as well as Christian subject philosophy, Jewish panentheism and liberal [...]

englischIt is imperative that healthcare staff are able to communicate effectively and empathetically. Research has demonstrated that the manner in which the death of a child is conveyed can have a significant impact on the mental health of the parents. However, there is a pressing need for further [...]

englischThis book evaluates the effects of trade worker takeovers (WTOs)—the recuperation of workplaces by workers—on trade union power resources. Deploying a mixed methodological framework to identify the prerequisites for successful labour-strengthening WTOs and using an adaptation of the power [...]

englischGuaranteeing efficient public services of general interest is an essential feature of modern statehood. The physical and organisational design of public services of general interest is currently confronted with megatrends: Demographic change, value dynamics, global migration, climate [...]

Die NeuregelungenDie neue EU-Produktsicherheitsverordnung gilt unmittelbar und löst weitgehend das Produktsicherheitsgesetz ab. Die internen Qualitätsprozesse müssen vor dem Hintergrund einer Vielzahl neuer Vorgaben und Pflichten vielfach neu aufgestellt bzw. angepasst werden. Der EinführungsbandDer [...]

englischPatočka's reflections on Europe are an after-thought in the true sense of the word: they sketch out an idea of Europe after its end - without being a lament about decay and decline. On the contrary, his sketches of the beginning and end of Europe, of its special role in history and as [...]

englischWe live in times of crisis. Crisis, disorder, insecurity, uncertainty and upheaval seem to be the sign of our times. This anthology deals with the state in crisis. The term state in crisis combines two semantic levels: First and foremost, the expression refers to crises of the state, to [...]

englischThe anthology analyses the development of the two overlapping epidemics HIV/AIDS and hepatitis C in Central Asia and China against the background of the United Nations Sustainable Development Goals. Both epidemics have a significant impact on public health and particularly affect drug users. [...]

Vorerst ist nicht absehbar, dass es in näherer Zukunft ein Umweltgesetzbuch gibt, das alle umweltrechtlich relevanten Regelungen – vergleichbar dem Sozialrecht – zusammenfasst und einheitlich normiert. So bleibt es bei der Vielzahl an Einzelregelungen. Das Klausurtraining stellt die typischen [...]

englischDo we adequately protect the deceased from disparagement and commercial exploitation of their personality? This comparative law study examines this question by analysing the post-mortem protection of personality rights in Germany and Italy. In detail, the author analyses the dogmatics of the [...]

englischDeeply marked by the experience of the Fronde during his minority, when the people and the nobles had threatened the authority of the crown, Louis XIV conceived the idea of transforming the new genre of opera, imported from Italy, into a vehicle for monarchical propaganda, intended as much [...]

englischThe quality of political order in a parliamentary democracy depends on how parliaments fulfil their functions. More specifically, representation requires MPs who competently steer and scrutinize politics and who sustain vital relationships with the society in order to find solutions and [...]

Das Kennzeichenrecht besteht im Wesentlichen aus dem Marken-, Firmen-, Namens- und Lauterkeitsrecht. Diese Rechtsgebiete haben gemeinsam, dass sie den Schutz von Kennzeichen vor einer unzulässigen Beanspruchung durch Dritte bewirken. Im Zentrum steht dabei die Frage der Verwechslungsgefahr. An [...]

Diese Sammlung von zentralen Aufsätzen zu den Grundlagen der normativen Ethik, zu verschiedenen Fragen der Rechtsphilosophie und politischen Philosophie bietet einen repräsentiativen Querschnitt des Werkes des international renommierten Philosophen John Finnis. Dabei tritt der Autor, der maßgeblich [...]

englischFor some time now, migration has been a central and controversial topic in academia and politics. In political theory, too, the debate on migration has gained in complexity and thematic breadth. This book takes stock and discusses fundamental questions from an empirical, normative, and [...]

englischArticle 15 of the Basic Law as a socialist utopia? Not at all. The socialization norm provides the legislator with an instrument for fulfilling the state's responsibility to provide services with the help of public-sector forms of organization. Socialization measures interfere with the [...]

Theateraufführungen sind körperlich-sinnliche Erfahrungsräume. Ihre wissenschaftliche Erforschung muss aus dem subjektiven Erleben schöpfen. Zieht sie sich auf objektive Fakten zurück, verpasst sie das theatrale Ereignis ebenso wie in der willkürlichen Darstellung persönlicher Reminiszenzen. Was [...]

englischWith the implementation of the EU Restructuring Directive in the StaRUG, Germany has created a separate category of participants for small and medium-sized enterprises (SMEs) in the provisions on judicial company restructuring.

Alexander Holler analyses how the term "SME" is to be understood [...]

englischThings influence relationships: They break, they are easy to throw away, some are considered to be alive and we keep our distance from others. Their materiality shapes how we relate to them, what we can do with them and what they do to us. Their nature determines how we can experience [...]

englischThis paper answers the question of the relationship between the ban on insider trading and capital increases. It examines the interface between corporate law and capital market law, in particular the question of whether corporate law must accept restrictions under capital market law. The [...]

englischThe introduction of the global minimum tax is an important step in the modernisation of international tax law. However, it also has an impact on existing tax incentives, including tax incentives for research and development. These are used by various countries to encourage domestic [...]

englisch'Eine Stufentheorie der Migrationsethik' (A Staged Theory of Migration Ethics) offers an approach to making sense of the complex discourses on migration ethics and thus contributes to the systematisation of the dynamic discipline of 'migration ethics'. This work methodically distinguishes [...]

englischThe Association of German Music Schools (Verband Deutscher Musikschulen) is committed to inclusion as a guiding principle. With reference to the school culture model according to Werner Helsper and colleagues, the work focusses on the guiding principle and its effects on the institutional [...]

englischThis interdisciplinary volume analyses the role of solidarity in Europe. The volume does not only include concepts of juridical perspectives and approaches of sociology and social ethics, but also presents case studies of solidarity in contemporary European and global moments of crisis, like [...]

englischFor open societies, combating terrorism is a balancing act between security, freedom and prosperity due to their vulnerabilities. This book argues in favour of countering this strategic vulnerability with the concept of strategic resilience. It analyses in detail the steps involved in [...]

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 [...]

Das Brandenburgische Datenschutzgesetz (BbgDSG) enthält das allgemeine Landesdatenschutzrecht der öffentlichen Stellen. Der neue Handkommentar erschließt die Vorschriften des Gesetzes umfassend und praxisorientiert.Die Vorzüge:• Verdeutlicht das Zusammenwirken mit unionsrechtlichen [...]

englischThe new Data Act is not only the centrepiece of the new EU data regulation, but probably also the most complex piece within the mosaic created by the EU Data Strategy. The regulation establishes b2b and b2c data access rights, stipulates rules for ‘fair’ data contracts, and tackles b2g data [...]

englischOtto Hintze (1861–1940), the most important German historian of the first half of the 20th century, devoted himself intensively to the modern state, its history and anatomy, its constitution, administration, and geopolitical situation. On this basis, referring to Max Weber’s sociological [...]

englischIn early modern Europe, a new concept of the state emerged, initially consisting of the simple but ambitious claim to guarantee peace and security. The authors in this volume not only helped to shape the political discourse of their time, but their writings also provided a reservoir of [...]

englischThis volume, dedicated to Frank Schulz-Nieswandt's appointment as Professor Emeritus, contains short original contributions from the fields of social policy and cooperative studies. The articles highlight theoretical and contemporary issues. In their diversity, the topics cover Frank [...]

englischThe author deals with the changes in German insolvency law as a result of the implementation of the EU Stabilisation Directive by the StaRUG. The duties of the managing director in the run-up to insolvency are also examined. Art. 19 lit. a) of the Restructuring Directive stipulates that the [...]

englischThis book discusses digitalization, robotization, and automation of society and of the economy and the use of artificial intelligence from an ethical perspective. After an introduction on the correlation between morality and technology and an assessment of the moral capability of [...]

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 [...]

englischThis thesis is a comprehensive examination of the control of the general terms and conditions of an executive director's contract. It analyses the specific characteristics of this contract, the stakeholders involved and other specifics and, on this basis, examines the question of the [...]

englischThe clarification of the dogmatic prerequisites of (co-)perpetration is of crucial importance for criminal liability as well as for sentencing. The book offers an in-depth study of the fundamental principles of perpetrator dogmatic, in particular the concept of the dominance over the act, [...]

englischThis open access book examines if states are bound by the ICESCR in case of domestic measures with extraterritorial effects on economic and social human rights of individuals abroad. For states to meet the challenges posed by globalisation, it addresses the circumstances under which such [...]

englischThe work examines the limits of protection of technical inventions in trademark law and their effects on the scope of protection. To that effect, a differentiation is made from design, copyright and unfair competition law. The protection of technical inventions under trademark law entails [...]

englischA comprehensive analysis of the possibilities for preventing the abuse of warning letters in unfair competition law.

German unfair competition law is characterized by the special effectiveness of law enforcement. On the other hand, however, it is constantly accused of encouraging abusive [...]

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 [...]

KonkurrenzlosDie Gesetzesformulare BGB erleichtern entscheidend die Mandatsarbeit in Anwaltskanzlei und Notariat. Mit dem am Aufbau des BGB orientierten Formularbuch• gelangen Sie paragrafengenau zum exakten Formulierungsvorschlag in 1.300 praxisrelevanten Muster mit 550 zusätzlichen [...]

englischThe sociologically based restriction model is a multifactorial theory of nursing action that makes different nursing actions explainable, even if the same nursing phenomenon triggers the action. It thus enables a significant broadening of the perspective on nursing actions and a more [...]

Die IFRS sind in Überarbeitung. Mit dem Rahmenkonzept 2018, dem IFRS 9 und dem IFRS 15 wurden ganz zentrale Vorgaben vollständig neu geschaffen. Dies wirft Fragen auf. Zum einen ist fraglich, inwieweit die hergebrachte Zuschreibung, der beizulegende Zeitwert sei Kern und Markenzeichen der IFRS [...]

Das Lehrbuch vermittelt das examensrelevante Wissen im Strafprozessrecht für das Erste und Zweite Juristische Staatsexamen. Es stellt die Justizpraxis anhand von bedeutsamen Verfahren und unter Auswertung empirischer Daten dar. Kriminologische Erkenntnisse und die Rechtstatsachenforschung werden [...]

Der Leitfaden zur ReformDer von Piovano/Hess verfasste Einführungsband erscheint zum frühestmöglichen Zeitpunkt und erläutert in verständlicher Weise die umfassenden europäischen Vorgaben der neuen Produkthaftungsrichtlinie. Das Werk• arbeitet dezidiert die Unterschiede und Gemeinsamkeiten zwischen [...]

englischThis edited volume offers researchers, educators and students of the social sciences insights into the long-term consequences of the historic COVID-19 crisis.

It contains contributions based on the longitudinal study ‘Values in Crisis 2020–2022’, in whose surveys more than 2000 respondents [...]

englischHealth equity can create a virtuous circle in the health system and the economy. If the fair distribution of opportunities to achieve the best possible individual state of health improves people's well-being, overburdened structures will be relieved and productivity will increase.

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englischThe political dimension shapes its respective counterpart. It can polarise in the forms of friend–enemy, good–evil and peaceful–threatening, as well as emphatically as a platform for the mediation of knowing–acknowledging–recognition. In ‘recognising’, two people cancel out each other's [...]