englischWhat is UNESCO's contribution to internet governance with its concepts of the information and knowledge societies, and is this activity relevant under international law? This study evaluates selected UNESCO instruments from a human rights perspective and examines them on the basis of [...]
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In Zeiten, in denen die Gesetzgebung immer hektischer auf Einzelfälle reagiert und die Rechtsordnung als Ganzes aus den Augen verliert, in denen die sogenannten ‚Grundlagenfächer‘ gern in Sonntagsreden beschworen, aber in der universitären Ausbildung immer mehr marginalisiert werden, ist die [...]
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englischThe main focus of this book is a detailed analysis of the nuclear agreement with Iran (JCPOA). The controversy about it mirrors the decade-long complicated and shifting relationships between Iran and the US. The book also places the JCPOA in the context of Iran’s geopolitical position and [...]
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englischMigration has become a contested issue in post-migrant democracies. This special issue takes the contested nature of migration as a starting point to shed light on the interrelation between democracy and migration. The aim is to assess the challenges and democratic potentials of the [...]
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englischThe Russian war of aggression against Ukraine represents a turning point in German foreign and security policy, which requires a complete redefinition of Germany’s role within the future European security order. Through contributions by renowned experts, this anthology provides information [...]
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englischThe Russian war of aggression against Ukraine represents a turning point in German foreign and security policy, which requires a complete redefinition of Germany’s role within the future European security order. Through contributions by renowned experts, this anthology provides information [...]
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englischThis treatise aims to identify valid points of criticism within the multifaceted postcolonial discourses, in particular those concerning UNESCO World Cultural Heritage, and to situate them within the existing international normative and institutional framework. In doing so, this work focuses [...]
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englischDo insured individuals under statutory health insurance (SHI) behave according to the ideal type of homo economicus? Or are those with SHI accused of a form of rationality and calculation that does not exist? Do deductibles perpetuate or exacerbate social inequalities? Are co-payments [...]
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englischWar and emergency powers have existed over the centuries in different countries, raising questions about the political authority related to them. ‘US Congress’ Powers under Debate’ illustrates how war and emergency powers have been understood and what kind of concepts and argumentation have [...]
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englischWar with all its horrors has returned to the continent. Russia, with her war against Ukraine, has turned the entire post-war order upside down and triggered another crisis for Europe.
Geopolitics must be based on a clear vision of a desired state, an assessment of the environment and an [...]
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