englischInstead of acting itself, the state often obligates individuals to render services for the benefit and promotion of public welfare. In this book, the author depicts the requirements and limits imposed on that phenomenon by German constitutional law and, particularly, its basic right of [...]

Gleichheit ist ein zentraler Grundwert in Demokratien – und gehört zugleich zum Wesenskern des Sozialismus. Was aber zeichnet sozialistische gleichheitsorientierte Politik in der Praxis aus, und worin unterscheidet sie sich von der in liberalen Demokratien? Diese Frage wird am Beispiel Kubas [...]

englischSince they suffer from persistent poverty the countries in Latin America are among those where inequality is at its greatest occurrence. The World Bank Group aims high at supporting Latin American countries to fight these problems.

The paper analyzes the activities of the World Bank Group in [...]

englischThe book examines a general minimum wage under German constitutional and European Union law. It uses an interdisciplinary approach and takes into account also economic and sociological aspects. The first part of the legal enquiry is concerned with whether a minimum wage is compatible with [...]