englischIn line with the case law of the European Union Courts, the European Commission assumes corporate liability in antitrust law across legal entities and imposes fines not only on the infringing company, but also on its parent or sister companies. The author analyses the development and the [...]

englischThe volume includes contributions from a meeting of the Frankfurt Institute for the Law of the European Union of the Faculty of Law of the European University Viadrina on the effectiveness of the protection of fundamental rights in the EU on the occasion of the tenth anniversary of the legal [...]

englischTo what extent can contracting authorities use criteria that go beyond mere price or cost considerations when purchasing goods, infrastructure or services and thus implement objectives in public procurement proceedings that focus on the public interest or sustainability aspects? The work [...]

englischChallenges in the European energy sector have become so extensive that they cannot be met purely on a national level, but require joint multi-directional European solutions. Complex structures and procedures involving diverse administrative elements and networks have thus emerged, through [...]

englischThis book analyses the legality of the Brexit agreement under European Union law. While the political debate has been highly publicised in recent months, a legal analysis was always lacking. This legal analysis deals with the interpretation and application of the draft withdrawal agreement, [...]

englischThe problem of police incitement is situated in the tense atmosphere between the effective combat against crime and provisions of fundamental or human rights, esp. the right to a fair trial. Despite the absence of a specific statutory basis, instigation of criminal behaviour by members of [...]

Nach dem Ende der Wirtschaftskrise wurde der Ruf nach der Zerschlagung von marktmächtigen Unternehmen laut. Hierbei war die gesetzgeberische Tätigkeit in Deutschland am weitesten fortgeschritten und mündete in den Referentenentwurf zu einem „Gesetz über die Einführung einer Entflechtungsbefugnis und [...]

englischThe prohibition of double punishment for the same act (ne bis in idem) is guaranteed with different scope on several levels in the European Union. With the entry into force of the Charter of Fundamental Rights the complexity of this prohibition increased. The conference proceedings include [...]

englischEnvironmental protection is a fundamental constitutional aim of the European Union and therefore an important ongoing task. This conference volume underlines this importance documenting the results of a conference on environmental law organized by fireu (Frankfurter Institut für das Recht [...]

Mit der Tagung zum Thema "Die EU-Sammelklage" hat das Frankfurter Institut für das Recht der Europäischen Union im Frühjahr 2012 eine große rechtspolitische Diskussion auf der Ebene der Europäischen Union aufgegriffen. Der Tagungsband gibt den aktuellen Diskussionsstand zum kollektiven Rechtsschutz [...]