englischThe book enters the debate on the relationship between aesthetics and politics with an original and comprehensive theory. As Fransoni makes clear, a political theory is not a theory of politics, but a theory that deals with things, in this case art, in order to read them in the light of the [...]

englischNonviolent Protest Movements are elementary for the spread of democracy and human rights. Some states have, therefore, established policies to support these movements when they emerge. This practice, however, raises significant doubts from states that see themselves confronted with such [...]

englischThe work deals with a current topic in both German and Taiwanese constitutional law - the sustainability of the respective religious law systems in the trend of changes of the role of religion and belief in the social and the legal order. Particular attention is paid to the significance of [...]

englischFor 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 [...]

englischAlthough 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 [...]

englischThe 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 [...]

englischThis volume examines the census, which takes place every ten years in Germany, from a variety of perspectives. On the one hand, it deals with the collection of the data, but also with its use in different contexts. The volume also draws a line from the past of the census to its present and [...]

englischThe series ‘Law and Religions’ takes a multidisciplinary approach to addressing the tense relationship between these two basic conditions of social life. This second volume examines interdisciplinary approaches to the topic of law and religions from different perspectives, primarily from the [...]