englischThe war in Ukraine has once again put the efficiency of migration law to the test. The Yearbook of Migration Law offers legal practitioners a quick, concise overview of the most important developments in residence law, refugee law, citizenship law and refugee social law in case law (European [...]
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englischDomestic intelligence in Germany is organized with one federal office and sixteen state offices for the protection of the constitution. It is inevitably that with seventeen different legislatures, intelligence law is a highly dynamic matter. The landmark ruling by the Federal Constitutional [...]
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englischLong-term power purchase agreements (PPAs) are an established model for project financing in the US energy sector. Due to the increasing market integration of renewables, they are also gaining popularity in Germany. The author comprehensively analyzes which legal framework conditions promote [...]
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englischThe book analyses in-depth the issues raised by the European Parliament resolution of October 20, 2020 calling for an “EU Regulation on Liability for the Operation of Artificial Intelligence-Systems” which have now been followed up by the legislative proposals for an AI Liability Directive [...]
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englischThe research question as to whether the legislator has a duty to act, on the basis of which he alone has to enact concretising husbandry requirements at the ordinance level with regard to the possibility of movement of animals used for agricultural purposes, is answered with "yes". Codes of [...]
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englischThe Act on Corporate Due Diligence Obligations in Supply Chains (Supply Chain Act) represents a new type of human rights protection that makes German companies responsible for production conditions worldwide through national requirements. Due to its novelty, numerous questions arise, and [...]
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englischThe 1920 Treaty of Sèvres between the Allied Powers and Turkey can undoubtedly be described as one of the most significant international treaties of the 20th century. Aiming at reshaping the Middle East, it laid the foundation for the British Empire to reach the peak of its territorial [...]
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englischWhen in the summer of 2022 the Electoral Law Commission of the Bundestag recommended the introduction of a spare vote, it took up a concept that was originally only intended to mitigate the side effects of electoral thresholds. This opened up an exciting discussion: Are systems with a spare [...]
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englischThe importance of the religious-ideological neutrality (impartiality) of the state, a fundamental pillar of religious constitutional law, is surprisingly still very controversial and is often disregarded. This volume reduces the concept of neutrality to legal equality and non-identification, [...]
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englischSingle-use plastic items significantly pollute the (marine) environment. One of the main reasons is waste that stems from on-the-go-consumption. The EU reacted to this problem by adopting the Single-Use Plastics Directive, which had to be implemented by 3rd of July 2021. The author analyses [...]
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