englischSince the 1960s, it has been recognised that Christian anthropocentrism has contributed significantly to current environmental destruction and the exploitation of animals. This study is the first to reconstruct the beginnings of this development. This shows that although many theologians of [...]
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englischThe prohibition of alcohol is one of the defining characteristics of Islamic religious practice. In 2012, the Egyptian legal scholar Saʿduddīn al-Hilālī reopened the discourse on the question of the permissibility of alcohol consumption in Islam, referring to well-known Iraqi legal scholars [...]
more informationenglischThe conference proceedings for the second edition of the Gender & Crime conference encompass texts addressing gender aspects in criminology and criminal law, discussing forms, manifestations, and consequences of violence against women. With the overarching theme of "Sexual Self-Determination [...]
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englischGhost notes are ubiquitous in the rhythm of popular music: quiet notes or beats played between louder ones, filling in the metric grid. Nina Düvel's qualitative expert interviews with drummers explore for the first time why musicians use them and how they relate to the perception of groove [...]
more informationenglischThe thesis examines questions of liability under contract and tort law for physical autonomous systems and focuses on the liability of the user of these systems. The specific risks of autonomous systems push traditional liability regimes to their limits. Whether new regulations are necessary [...]
more informationenglischIn this book, the author tries to oppose the ‘methodologically pluralistic’ interpretation of Aristotle's philosophy, focusing on exactness (ἀκρίβεια) as a key term that demonstrates a consistent methodological concept as well as the unified systematics of Aristotle's theoria. The author [...]
more informationenglischThis is the first monograph to address the limitation of claims for damages in lieu of performance and claims to the continued effect of a right (“Rechtsfortwirkungsanspruch”). Do these claims expire in accordance with the primary performance claim and claim to surrender (Section 985 German [...]
more informationenglischIn an era where digitalization is revolutionizing the legal industry, this book offers practical solutions for strategic project portfolio management in law firms. The focus is on the question of how strategic evaluation criteria for legal tech projects increase efficiency and effectiveness [...]
more informationenglischIn an era where digitalization is revolutionizing the legal industry, this book offers practical solutions for strategic project portfolio management in law firms. The focus is on the question of how strategic evaluation criteria for legal tech projects increase efficiency and effectiveness [...]
more informationenglischThe conference proceedings for the second edition of the Gender & Crime conference encompass texts addressing gender aspects in criminology and criminal law, discussing forms, manifestations, and consequences of violence against women. With the overarching theme of "Sexual Self-Determination [...]
more informationenglischA conflict at a German "two-person" limited liability company (GmbH) with a 50:50 shareholder structure can soon lead to a complete deadlock. This thesis focuses on how conflicts can be prevented or solved and looks into the extent of judicial scrutiny. The author also examines the [...]
more informationenglischThe 2022 PISA study marks a new low in the ongoing problem of developing pupils' reading skills. Belinda Akel addresses the desideratum of the lack of implementation of reading promotion programs at secondary level. Based on a multifactorial concept of reading competence, the self-developed [...]
more informationenglischPrice algorithms have become an integral part of today's online commerce. The use of pricing algorithms raises fundamental questions about how we understand and protect competition. This thesis analyzes the effects of the use of pricing algorithms in terms of competition policy, economics [...]
more informationenglischThis book conceptualises a substantive right to a social minimum, defined as non-discriminatory access to minimum essential levels of subsistence. In a comparative analysis of the Concluding Observations of five UN human rights treaty bodies across all EU Member States in the period of [...]
more informationenglischWe encounter tricksters’ grins in myths, legends and other fictional or historical narratives. They populate liminal spaces and thus do not only transgress binary boundaries. As confusion and provocation of the familiar, tricksters enable us to pause for a moment, and they offer new [...]
more informationenglischThe criminal case against Giessen doctor Kristina Hänel has made legal history: In 2017, the Giessen public prosecutor's office charged Hänel with a violation of Section 219a of the German Criminal Code (StGB). The process through the criminal courts took several years and ended with a [...]
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Trotz der weithin anerkannten Bedeutung von Daten in der Wertschöpfung digitalisierter Geschäftsmodelle gibt es bisher wenig Klarheit darüber, wie Verrechnungspreise für diese behandelt werden sollen. Dieses Buch analysiert die Frage, ob grenzüberschreitende Datentransaktionen in solchen [...]
more informationenglischSexual abuse of altar servers and rape of young girls and women were committed in both churches. The victims suffered not only physically, but also psychologically.
They are entitled to particularly high compensation for pain and suffering, which the book provides instructions on how to [...]
more informationenglischAdvancing digitalisation has now also reached the management of large companies and has therefore arrived in stock corporation law. This paper discusses whether and within what legal framework the work of the supervisory board can be improved through the use of artificial intelligence.
The [...]
more informationenglischThe entire functional self-administration, in particular the skilled crafts organization, relies on the commitment of volunteers. In practice, however, there is sometimes a need for clarification regarding the rights and obligations of volunteers. The study examines this issue and includes [...]
more informationenglischAt the moment, the public focus lays on the German Federal Network Agency concerning questions of energy supply and distribution. However, the Agency is also competent for issues concerning the national transport- and communication-sectors. These sectors are strongly determined by European [...]
more informationenglischReinhard Febel's music theater works cover a broad thematic spectrum from fantastical and strange stories to science fiction - some deal with historical figures such as Oswald von Wolkenstein or Howard Hughes, in others famous paintings come to life as stage sets.
This edition contains all [...]
more informationenglischTransitional Justice can be defined as the group of processes and mechanisms that address the problems caused by large-scale human rights violations that were committed during conflicts or by repressive regimes. This book analyses the efforts made in the implementation of the peace accords [...]
more informationenglischTime and again, there are short-term legislative changes in the area of VAT, such as the tax rate reduction in 2020. However well-intentioned such tax rate changes may be, from a legal perspective they lead to considerable problems if the parties had already concluded a contract including [...]
more informationenglischCyber espionage is established state practice. Even 10 years after Edward Snowden, it raises questions of public international law, which this work examines. While there is hardly any evidence of limiting norms in the law of international relations, cyber espionage affects human rights [...]
more informationenglischThe year 1959 saw the release of Dave Brubeck's "Time Out", John Coltrane's "Giant Steps", Miles Davis' "Kind of Blue", Bill Evans' "Portrait in Jazz" and Ornette Coleman's "The Shape of Jazz to Come", all style-defining albums that were groundbreaking in the development of jazz. They [...]
more informationenglischGhost notes are ubiquitous in the rhythm of popular music: quiet notes or beats played between louder ones, filling in the metric grid. Nina Düvel's qualitative expert interviews with drummers explore for the first time why musicians use them and how they relate to the perception of groove [...]
more informationenglischWith the outbreak of the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic in 2020, the provisions of Section 128a of the Code of Civil Procedure came into focus. Since 2002, this provision has allowed oral hearings to be held by means of video and audio transmission. The author examines whether § 128a ZPO can guarantee [...]
more informationenglischThe First Young Competition Law Conference addresses the systematic and methodological challenges future technologies for competition law, such as the normative impact of innovation, the emergence of entirely new markets and challenges to private enforcement and DMA, including opportunities [...]
more informationenglischThis book not only offers valuable ethnomusicological insights into the ritual music of the Tibetan Yungdrung Bön tradition. At the same time, it is an extraordinary case study in which Christiane Strothmann captivatingly describes her many years of collaboration with the Tibetan monastic [...]
more informationenglischThe 2022 PISA study marks a new low in the ongoing problem of developing pupils' reading skills. Belinda Akel addresses the desideratum of the lack of implementation of reading promotion programs at secondary level. Based on a multifactorial concept of reading competence, the self-developed [...]
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englischESG swiftly transitioned from a financial niche to a topic of public discourse, but recent disillusionment has challenged its transformative potential for developing sustainable societies.
This thesis seeks to recalibrate ESG in terms of its effectiveness over its efficiency. Exploring [...]
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englischThe study is intended as fundamental work in the field of interdisciplinary risk research, the aim of which is to implement extrajuridical risk information into criminal law dogmatics via the modelling of risks. One focus is on the integration of neurophysiological and neuro- and [...]
more informationenglischMany traits of Debussy’s life and work are still unknown. By offering a diversified view on the man and his cultural and social environment, as well as on his compositions, this book aims to shed light on certain aspects of his artistic personality.
The first section ‘Portraits’, adopts a [...]
more informationenglischThe article-by-article commentary on Europe's new landmark legislation for the digital age.
This book explains,
How digital gatekeepers and their core platform services are designated,
What the obligations of gatekeepers are and how these obligations must be implemented,
What rights [...]
more informationenglischWho is studying Islamic Studies in Germany today – and why? In this first nationwide survey, over 400 students of Islamic Studies provide information about their study motivation, career goals and views on Islam. Germany's future experts on Islam can thus be described more closely for the [...]
more informationenglischPublic service universities have increasingly emancipated themselves as scientifically distinguished institutions. Not only, but especially with this award, top student achievements in the context of diploma, bachelor's and master's theses have been established. After the establishment of a [...]
more informationenglischThe division of property in the event of divorce following monetary, material or labour contributions that go beyond the usual amount or even the amount owed under maintenance law is particularly caught between legal certainty and fairness in individual cases. After a look at possible models [...]
more informationenglischWhile the history of criminal law in the „old“ Federal Republic of Germany has so far only been covered in general overviews and monographs on individual offence areas, this volume takes a detailed look at some concise facets of the Special Part and thus continues the project that the [...]
more informationenglischAccording to Kant, the proof of free will forms the "Schlussstein" of a coherent system of theoretical and practical philosophy. Still, in the current debate it is controversial whether he has succeeded in proving this. This thesis argues for a coherent reading of Kant's philosophy and, with [...]
more informationDas Lehrbuch gibt eine bewusst an den Bedürfnissen von Studentinnen und Studenten orientierte Einführung in das japanische Recht. Praktische Fälle sollen den Einstieg in die fremde Rechtsordnung erleichtern. Nach einführenden Darstellungen der drei großen Rechtsgebiete werden eine Vielzahl von [...]
more informationenglischThis study illuminates the origins and genesis of musical hypermeter from the perspective of both historical musical writing and compositional practice, using the example of keyboard dances. It shows how verbal instructions in the 17th and 18th centuries grew beyond the boundaries of dance [...]
more informationenglischArnold Schönberg's String Quartet op. 7 is one of the most demanding chamber music works of the late Romantic period.
The monograph by Hamburg musicologist Peter Petersen approaches the work from three directions: (1) themes and motifs are identified, whereby a theme unmentioned by the [...]
more informationenglischDigital platforms like Amazon routinely provide their users with conflict resolution mechanisms for transactions mediated by the platforms. Through these proprietary mechanisms, platforms influence contractual relationships they are not part of. Using specific examples like the Amazon A-to-z [...]
more informationenglischCyber espionage is established state practice. Even 10 years after Edward Snowden, it raises questions of public international law, which this work examines. While there is hardly any evidence of limiting norms in the law of international relations, cyber espionage affects human rights [...]
more informationenglischSahra Wagenknecht’s late political ambitions sparked a public debate in Germany. Concerns were stressed regarding the potential collaboration of leftists and rightists typically referred to as Querfront. However, as a glance at history reveals, such cooperation of conflicting political [...]
more informationenglischThe liberalization of the markets for electricity and telecommunications at the end of the 20th century led to the development of market orders for these infrastructures, some of which are reminiscent of those at the end of the 19th century, while others are fundamentally different. Based on [...]
more informationDer Klavierauszug zur Comédie-ballet „Les Amants magnifiques“, des französischen Barock-Komponisten Jean-Baptiste Lully, ermöglicht die praktische Beschäftigung mit dem Werk: Er dient Musiker:innen, Dirigent:innen, Regisseur:innen zur Vorbereitung von Aufführungen, zur Probenarbeit und als [...]
more informationenglischThe First Young Competition Law Conference addresses the systematic and methodological challenges future technologies for competition law, such as the normative impact of innovation, the emergence of entirely new markets and challenges to private enforcement and DMA, including opportunities [...]
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englischThe second, updated and expanded edition of the handbook introduces central issues and discussions and presents the fundamental knowledge of the social economy and social management. In a special way, it brings in the perspectives of different disciplines in a complementary way, such as [...]
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