englischThe work deals with the confiscation of the proceeds of crime within the framework of asset recovery law, in particular non-conviction-based confiscation. It provides a comparative analysis of international and EU legislation as well as the national confiscation models in Germany, Italy and [...]
more informationenglischThe monograph focuses on a critical analysis of the entire body of ECtHR case law on domestic violence against women and its gender-sensitive development over more than 15 years – with both progress and setbacks. The influence as well as the regulatory content of the Istanbul Convention [...]
more informationenglischDoes European Union law impose requirements on the administration of German courts? And if so, which ones? The author answers these questions with particular attention to the appointment of judges. So far, the debate on the administration of the judiciary has focused on constitutional law, [...]
more informationenglischUntil now, the environmental compatibility of the expansion of renewable energy plants was primarily an issue of environmental law and only to a very small extent of subsidy law. However, developments in recent years show that environmental protection aspects are also becoming increasingly [...]
more informationenglischPublic hearings provide a glimpse behind the, often, closed doors of the Bundestag’s committees. At the same time, their usefulness is viewed quite critically in parts of political science research literature as well as in practice itself. This study shows which functions public hearings [...]
more informationenglischEconomic research shows that competitor-based-pricing, promising to match or to beat a competitor’s lower price, can impede competition. By using these types of guarantees a firm could deter its rivals from undercutting its price because the resulting quantity effect is lower than usual. At [...]
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Der „Burger“ ist im Tarifrecht der öffentlichen Hand eine feste Größe. Praxisnah werden die Bestimmungen des TVöD und des TV-L unter Berücksichtigung sämtlicher gesetzgeberischer Änderungen in der Tarifentwicklung erläutert. Die Ergebnisse der Tarifrunde TV-L 2023 vom Dezember 2023 inkl. der neuen [...]
more informationenglischA 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 [...]
more informationenglischNot only do interest groups lobby, but regions do too: This book re-examines federalism through the lenses of interest groups and lobbying research. It focuses on ‘shared rule’, a foundational pillar in federal theory that necessitates the active involvement and representation of subnational [...]
more informationenglischForests are everywhere! Whether it's Little Red Riding Hood getting lost in the forest, the acid rain that has been killing the forest for decades or the youth hiking movement that experienced a renaissance due to the coronavirus pandemic, the 'German Forest' has always satisfied several [...]
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