englischThe sustainability condition of sufficiency expresses that the available environmental resources can only be managed if the consumption of these resources is not only reduced relative to economic activity, but in absolute terms. This volume examines the question of how the law can be used to [...]
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englischResearch and data protection are of great importance for the future development of our society. Without the findings of science, which in many cases relies on personal data, it will not be possible to meet the challenges of the future. Without data protection, the future digital society will [...]
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englischWith the focus topic “The Human Factor”, the Jahrbuch Technikphilosophie 2023 aims to investigate on the one hand the manifold arrangements of the deficiency in the technical field (and especially “new” technologies): How do machine worlds, user interfaces, implementation strategies, or even [...]
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englischEmotion-recognizing algorithms pose challenges for users of data protection law in the multi-level system of the EU. While technology-specific regulations are lacking, the value system of the German constitution attaches a different significance to the handling of emotional data than the [...]
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englischThis 6th conference volume continues the dialogue on direct democracy in the countries of Central and Eastern Europe. The first chapter summarises the findings on the practice of direct democracy in the Baltic states as well as in Russia, Bulgaria and Hungary. The second chapter focuses on [...]
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englischThis anthology contains selected papers from the conference organised by ‘Forum Privatheit’ in 2022, analysing questions relating to privacy, data sharing and data fairness from different perspectives. The contributions focus on the protection of weak interests, questions of fair competition [...]
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Die Stärke des mittlerweile in 9. Auflage erschienenen Lehrbuchs ist es, das deutsche Umweltrecht systematisch – mit Hilfe von Grafiken und Fallbeispielen – komprimiert darzustellen und zu bewerten. Die im Anschluss an den Klima-Beschluss des BVerfG erfolgte verwaltungs- und verfassungsgerichtliche [...]
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englischSmart personal assistants are a specific form of context-sensitive applications.
This thesis examines, firstly, the fundamental rights and legal requirements that are relevant to smart personal assistants, as well as the legal issues arising in connection with smart personal assistants, [...]
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englischWith the growing influence of digital forms of expression, their negative consequences become more and more apparent. They are increasingly used for the dissemination of hate speech. Consequently, the question arises to what extent the standards of the analogue world are also transferable to [...]
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englischThe conversion of electricity generation from fossil fuels to the use of renewable energy sources is currently one of the central challenges in the EU, especially from a legal point of view. The author presents in German the legal situation of the promotion of renewable energies in Poland [...]
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