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Lucas Dreyer analyses the antitrust assessment of co-operatives from a legal and economic perspective. His analysis [...]
more informationenglischThis doctoral thesis shows how peasant social movements and government institutions negotiate access to and the use of natural resources, identity and territorio in the Colombian ecoregion of Macizo Colombiano in socio-ecological conflicts. This analysis also considers the historical and [...]
more informationenglischFor thousands of years, sport has been a phenomenon in its own right, but at the same time it is closely linked to other areas of society on many levels: social, cultural, political and economic. The fact that economic considerations and the pursuit of profit have always played a significant [...]
more informationenglischAlthough not explicitly mentioned in Art. 51 of the UN Charter, there is a consensus that self-defence is inter alia restricted by proportionality. However, the content and scope of this so-called jus ad bellum proportionality are still controversial in international legal scholarship and [...]
more informationenglischTruth commissions have increasingly pointed out the importance of schools for conflict transformation and social memory. However, the politics of education remains a rather marginal topic for peace and conflict studies. This comparative study investigates how social inequality, armed [...]
more informationenglischUnexpected crisis scenarios often result in companies having an unforeseeable surplus of workers, which may only be temporary. At the same time, it is possible that an increased demand for products or services in other sectors of the economy can hardly be met. In this context, a [...]
more informationenglischAgainst the background of changing social needs and increasing pressure on established institutions, Pauline Strunk analyses the potential of social cooperatives and their function in the social system. In addition to the legal framework, the author includes key actors in the social system [...]
more informationenglischThe legal practice of associations is characterized by non-profit law, as most recently expressed by the so-called “Kita-Decisions” of the Federal Court of Justice on the delimitation of association classes. In light of the growing awareness of the influence of non-profit law on the [...]
more informationenglischOn the 9th of September 2021, the German Federal Court of Justice ruled for the first time on the much-debated issue of labelling in influencer marketing. Previously, there had been numerous conflicting rulings by regional courts on the question of which posts must be labelled.
Anika [...]
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