Das "Humanitäre Völkerrecht" oder "Kriegsvölkerrecht" umfasst die Gesamtheit der rechtlichen Bestimmungen, die im Fall eines bewaffneten Konflikts gelten und zu beachten sind, wie etwa bei der Beschießung von Zivilisten im afghanischen Kundus im Jahr 2009 oder beim mehrfachen Einsatz von Giftgas in [...]

Freie, öffentlichen Meinungsbildung ist das Herzstück der Demokratie. Doch digitale Kommunikation und datengetriebene Kuratierung von Inhalten verändern das der Demokratie eigene Konzept von Öffentlichkeit und erfordern neue gesetzliche Rahmenbedingungen. In diesem Sammelband führen Expert:innen der [...]

englischDespite the century-long reiteration of the principle of territorial sovereignty, States are increasingly resorting to extraterritorial jurisdiction. This book comparatively analyses this phenomenon in US and European practice in the areas of economic sanctions, export control, [...]

englischThe study aims to highlight the gaps in criminal liability for attacks directed against immovable cultural objects, which raises the question of why the same offence is considered a crime under international law in the case of armed conflict, but not in the absence of it. The destruction of [...]

englischThe solution of problems with regard to the protection of the marine biodiversity is an urgent challenge not only for states but also for governmental and non-governmental organisations. A large number of those problems appear in the Mediterranean Sea. This results primarily from the high [...]

englischThis work comprehensively analyzes and evaluates the current legal situation regarding player intermediation in German professional football. It examines the legislation of the DFB and its compatibility with the German law on general terms and conditions and European law. Based on this, the [...]

englischThe defensibility of German democracy becomes especially important in times of increasing extremist currents in society. Therefore, this paper addresses whether and how the Federal Republic can ban an anti-constitutional labor union, which is further complicated by the special protective [...]

englischUniversities need to balance the (admin) tasks they perform on behalf of the state and the self-governing science tasks. The exact design of the governance of the university at the central and decentral level decisively determines the success of a university as well as the participation of [...]