englischIn this volume, 17 renowned international scholars examine the significance and relevance of the Spanish Dominican theologian Melchor Cano and his outstanding work "De locis theologicis". According to Cano, dogmatic reasoning consists of ten different "loci". Theologians should draw from [...]
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englischIn the process of digitalization and artificial intelligence (AI), data protection and digital ethics are trending topics. However, they are rarely considered in conjunction even though these areas are inextricably linked. This volume, the first in a series, seeks to close this gap. [...]
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englischSo far, the discussion on the GDPR has been conducted on an abstract level and its applicability has hardly been scientifically analysed on the basis of practical examples. This is precisely what the author has set out to do, thereby contributing to the development of a legal doctrine of [...]
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englischTriggered by international wars and crises, the number of unaccompanied refugee minors in Germany is once again on the rise. Teresa Brand analyses the problems and needs of young refugees in the light of current scientific discourse. She also considers the legal framework of child and youth [...]
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englischA recommendation system used by the Federal Employment Agency gave young people the following career advice: Choose computer science and nursing as professions! Was this advice always contrary to their vocational interests?
Fairness auditing by the web application ‘BERUFE Entdecker’ [...]
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englischThe book offers a new perspective on Hölderlin's oeuvre. Previous interpretations understand the anger in his work in a metaphorical sense as enthusiasm or demonic possession. Hölderlin's poetry of anger, however, speaks of a deeply human emotion. He wants to express this anger. It runs [...]
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englischEven in ancient Rome, contracts were modified by side agreements such as the "in diem addictio". This allowed the seller to close the contract with a third party instead of the first buyer within a certain period of time if a better offer was made. But what was a better offer? A higher [...]
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englischHow can the transformation to a CO2-neutral economy and society still succeed? Based on facts and the state of scientific research, this study analyses the basics of climate policy, climate policy measures and the problems of acceptance of climate policies among the population. These are [...]
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englischHow can the transformation to a CO2-neutral economy and society still succeed? Based on facts and the state of scientific research, this study analyses the basics of climate policy, climate policy measures and the problems of acceptance of climate policies among the population. These are [...]
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englischFrom 2020 to 2023, the coronavirus pandemic affected all areas of life worldwide. The protection of life and health was at the forefront of politics and administration in Germany. Far-reaching regulations and laws intervened in people's lives, the economy and social life. A wide range of [...]
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englischThe flood of information continues to grow, and fake news is booming due to the increasing influence of social media and artificial intelligence. The struggle for the better argument is proving difficult in an increasingly precarious debate culture. These developments are particularly [...]
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englischThe question of the human being is central to pedagogy, as all pedagogical thoughts and actions are based on anthropological ideas. At present, anthropocentric understandings of the self and the world of the human being are generally influential. This work scrutinises these both within [...]
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englisch‘No human being lives without suffering, suffering is everywhere,’ says Euripides. And yet no one could say what suffering is exactly and what happens when we suffer. Therefore, it is worthwhile to pursue the ‘inner life’ of suffering and uncover its basic structure or basic dynamics, its [...]
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englischExcesses do not disrupt order but emerge from it in the first place. This analysis illustrates how closely order and excess are interwoven in Adalbert Stifter’s Bunte Steine (1853). It is the seemingly balanced uniformity of things that repeatedly reveals the outrageous and excessive [...]
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englischThis book provides an up-to-date overview of contemporary Central Eurasian politics, identifies key issues, trends and transformation paths in this respect, and analyses the conceptual foundations of security and power in the region. Key topics include autocratic proliferation and regime [...]
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englischDo co-operatives have a negative impact on competition, or do they promote competition and therefore represent a desirable form of co-operation from an antitrust perspective?
Lucas Dreyer analyses the antitrust assessment of co-operatives from a legal and economic perspective. His analysis [...]
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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 [...]
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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 [...]
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englischTruth 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 [...]
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englischUnexpected 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 [...]
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englischAgainst 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 [...]
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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 [...]
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englischOn 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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englischHistorical narrative was one of the most prominent narrative forms in the 19th century. But it was always also future-oriented. In this volume, this flipside of addressing the past is examined from a historical and systematic perspective using the following guiding questions: How can [...]
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englischGerman film funding is to be restructured. In addition to a reform of the Film Subsidies Act and the introduction of a tax incentive model, an investment obligation for on-demand audiovisual media services is also being considered in terms of legal policy. Streaming services from [...]
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