englischIn 2015, the Federal Office for Migration and Refugees and the Christian Churches came to an agreement on how to deal with church asylum cases, which is of decisive importance in the current church asylum practice. The author places this agreement at the center of her considerations of [...]
more informationenglischThis thesis takes the crash of a Germanwings plane in 2015, which was caused by the mentally ill co-pilot, as an opportunity to question whether medical confidentiality and its limits need to be redefined with regard to members of so-called sensitive professions. In doing so, the examination [...]
more informationenglischThe subject of this work is the reform of administrative digitization by the OZG. At its center is the digi-tization and linking obligation of § 1 OZG: The simple legal form of the "portal association" is analyzed and the defining concept of "administrative service" is interpreted. Based on [...]
more informationenglischResearch on flight and refugees has been experiencing a boom in the German-speaking regions since about 2015. This handbook opens up the field in all its breadth and at the same time critically reflects the state of research. Part I of the volume discusses on a theoretical level the [...]
more informationenglischThis anthology is comprised of partially extended speeches from Dr. Matthias Grünberg, president of the Saxonian constitutional court, and Michael Kretschmer, prime minister of the Free State of Saxony. On the occasion of the constitution’s 30th anniversary, the speeches focus on its genesis [...]
more informationenglischThe adjudication of parallel fundamental rights catalogues at the domestic level regularly raises the question regarding the correct solution when the two catalogs reach different results. In this book, the conception of fundamental rights as the transformation of moral rights into positive [...]
more informationenglischThis book elucidates the international and EU legal framework for refugee resettlement to the European Union. Firstly, it provides clarity on the concept of resettlement. Secondly, it identifies the international legal obligations of states applicable to resettlement, and thirdly, it sets [...]
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englischThe UNCRPD requires the implementation of new structures that promote a paradigm shift in disability rights policy. This book examines how selected EU member states are implementing the provisions, in particular the role of public authorities, monitoring mechanisms and disability [...]
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englischThe crafts sector is of great economic importance in Germany and is indispensable for mastering a multitude of current and future challenges. At the same time, it is subject to a legal regime that is unique in Europe. This article examines the impact of this unique legal regime in selected [...]
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englischIn its first part, this publication records the key results of the research project Sociocultural Sustainability and its Legal Framework: Focus Periphery. On the one hand, the authors discuss the cooperation between and the identity of regional actors in the peripheral region of the [...]
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