englischThe work contains a legal doctrinal justification of public risk management as a fundamental principle of agricultural law. It provides a valuable contribution to the development of legal dogmatics, methodology and system building in agricultural law by analysing and systematising the public [...]

englischIn this study, the use of so-called ‘social bots’ by political parties is discussed primarily in connection with elections. This form of automation enables parties to disseminate opinions virtually without any limits. This thesis deals with the constitutional issues resulting from this, but [...]

englischThe context of this book is the widespread use of proportionality and balancing of principles in several legal systems. Its main aim is to discuss why and under which conditions these techniques may improve the constitutional review process.

It also addresses the issue of how legal [...]

Seit Jahren fehlt für Ausbildung und Praxis eine aktuelle Darstellung des sächsischen Baurechts. Hier ist sie. Das Kompendium stellt die für Ausbildung und Praxis wichtigen Bereiche des Bauplanungsrechts und des landesspezifischen Bauordnungsrechts dar. Fragen des Nachbarschutzes sowie des [...]

englischThe fourth volume of the Working Talks on Administrative Law is also aimed at academics and practitioners who are interested in critically reflecting on current developments in administrative law. The volume is dedicated to the general topic of “administrative organisation”. The importance [...]

englischFor many Germans, the desire to become a world power was an obvious choice because, at the turn of the century, the German Empire was one of the three leading economies in the world, alongside Great Britain and the USA. However, the First World War ended this phase as the German Empire lost [...]

englischElectricity storage is considered an ideal building block for increasing the flexibility of the energy system and is steadily gaining in importance. At the same time, both the regulatory framework for multifunctional electricity storage and its position within the value chain of the energy [...]

englischThe claim for non-material damages under Article 82(1) of the GDPR is the crucial lever for private enforcement of data protection law. It is still highly controversial when non-material damage actually exists and in what amount the injuring party has to pay compensation. In order to answer [...]

englischThe characteristics of algorithmic decision-making give rise to interdisciplinary challenges, involving new forms of unequal treatment in the data-based assessment of persons, for example in job or credit applications. The existing legal framework cannot entirely prevent undesirable forms of [...]

englischThe taxation of wealth and the one-time levy of wealth are part of ideologically nourished discussions in the political and pre-political sphere. This study attempts - on the basis of constitutional principles and constitutional court rulings - to present the legal perspectives of the [...]