englischWhat considerations lie behind the vague legal concept of equity (Latin: aequitas)? The author deals with this question by including the legal doctrine of the jurist Christian Thomasius.

In the blossoms of the Enlightenment, Thomasius had two dissertations written in 1706 and 1717, dealing [...]

englischIt analyses the Scotist doctrine of restitution comprehensively and in detail on the basis of the critically edited Ordinatio IV, partially taking account of his teachings in his Reportatio IV-A. In addition to that, this work provides a modern German translation of many relevant text [...]

englischThis work examines the tension between security and freedom in biosecurity situations where there is a concern that scientific results could potentially be abused by terrorists. In these situations, the probability of a security threat cannot be predicted and the mechanisms of risk law can [...]

englischThis book documents the findings and recommendations of research into the question of how IT laws should develop on the understanding that today’s information and communication technology is shaped by cloud computing, which lies at the foundations of contemporary and future IT as its most [...]

englischIn Germany, if students want to study law, they enrol for a degree in 'legal science'. This conception of law and legal scholarship as a science is rooted in the European tradition of a 'scientia iuris'. However, there seem to be differences between the discipline's perception of itself as a [...]

englischThe financing of terrorism is global, such as the financial market law against it. In order to shape this global legal level in a more balanced way, the dissertation develops criteria by means of core legal principles and a legal comparison. The Financial Action Task Force (FATF) sets and [...]

Ist Europa als Idee eine Illusion? Oder Realität? Der erste Band der neuen Reihe „Schriften der Albrecht Mendelssohn Bartholdy Graduate School of Law“ bezeichnet Europa als eine „Idee“. Ob sie illusorisch oder real ist, ist damit nicht festgelegt. Diese Indifferenz passt in eine Zeit, in der die [...]

Traditionell ist die Postgraduiertenphase in der Rechtswissenschaft durch die Individualpromotion gekennzeichnet. Diese Form der Doktorandenausbildung sieht sich erheblichem Veränderungsdruck ausgesetzt. In den Medien und der Disziplin selbst haben Plagiatsskandale die Kriterien der Auswahl der [...]

englischThis interdisciplinary volume combining contributions from scientists and practitioners deals with the entire spectrum of problems in the field of terrorism financing and counter measures. To begin with, challenges arise because there is no broad consensus on how to define terrorism and [...]