englischUsing the example of state party financing, the financing of parliamentary groups, the employees of members of the Bundestag and political foundations, the study shows that state political financing suffers from structural constitutional deficits. Not only does the increasing level of [...]

englischThe concept of national identity and its implications for EU law have been at the center of debates on the relationship between EU Law and domestic law. But how does the concept of national identity relate to federalism? How are potential conflicts between EU law and a Member States’ federal [...]

englischFollowing an examination of human rights at the end of life as enshrined in constitutional and international law, this postdoctoral thesis addresses various problem constellations that have emerged in a social-empirical study. In doing so, regulatory proposals for a better consideration of [...]

englischFor a long time, there has been discussion about the state's (regulatory) responsibility with regard to social network algorithms. But what happens if the networks are exploited for political agitation by third parties, with numerous (partially) automated user accounts trying to influence [...]

englischThis dissertation offers orientation with regard to government procedures and starting points that serve to deal with the current housing shortage. For this purpose, the corresponding regulations of civil law, public law (including social law) as well as criminal law and administrative [...]

englischThe German Federal Constitutional Court considers Article 1(1) of the country’s Basic Law to be an inalienable right. Accordingly, the impairment of human dignity cannot be justified by balancing it against other constitutional principles. Legal scholars, however, increasingly reject this [...]

englischDrafts, reports and protocols from a legislative procedure may include hints as to what the legislature intended with a specific wording. However, in legal practice, often various interpretations compete with each other. Surprisingly enough, specialised courts as well as the Federal [...]

englischThe author examines the scope of application of EU fundamental rights with regard to the EU Member States. He establishes a novel, comprehensive typology of situations in which Member States act within the scope of EU law and are thus bound by EU fundamental rights. For this purpose, he [...]

englischSubstantial aspects of the right to demonstrate are guaranteed by the basic rights of assembly and freedom of expression, which stand in a complex mutual relationship to the requirement of democracy in the german basic law. Because of their contents demonstrations often are a challenge for [...]

In der Monographie wird der Kompromisscharakter von Verfassungsbestimmungen erstmals umfassend untersucht. Der Autor erläutert die begrifflichen und typologischen Grundlagen kompromisshafter Verfassungsnormen und stellt Regeln für deren interpretatorische Handhabung auf.Nach einer genauen Analyse [...]