englischCan climate change be stopped by private lawsuits brought by environmental protection associations? Can, for example, car manufacturers be forced to stop producing combustion engines, even though this is still permitted by law? Alexander Hellgardt shows that such regulatory climate [...]

englischHow does the war against Ukraine fit into the development of international law since 1914? The author explores this question with regard to the United Nations peace order, the Council of Europe, and international refugee law. With the attack on Ukraine, efforts to integrate Russia into the [...]

englischThe German Federal Republic is a state under the rule of law (Art. 20 and 28 of the German Constitution). However, there are frequent complaints concerning the „misuse“ of lawsuits, which allegedly undermine the rule of law. Looking closely, those accusations can not really be confirmed. No [...]

englischThe article deals with the legal term of dependent employment, which serves as a starting point for the collection of social security contributions. Its concretisation by the courts moves in a field of tension between the goal of legal certainty and a rapidly changing world of work in which [...]

englischThe ruling by the Ninth Civil Chamber of the German Supreme Court on stipulations on bank charges in banks’ general terms and conditions has been one of the most controversial legal issues for some time, and not only among experts in this field. Persistent historically low interest rates [...]

englischIn the democratic system of the Federal Republic of Germany and its federal states, governmental action is not only controlled by independent courts, but also and especially by the parliamentary bodies. Since government and parliamentary majority are closely connected in the party democracy, [...]

englischThe European Commission has produced a proposal for a directive on preventive restructuring frameworks. In doing so, it has once again taken a stand against competition in legal systems, which has affected insolvency law for some time now. However, in reality this competition is more of a [...]

Hannah Arendt galt als eine der bedeutendsten politischen Philosophen des 20. Jahrhunderts. In den unmittelbar nach dem Zweiten Weltkrieg entstandenen Schriften unterzog sie nicht nur Nationalismus und Totalitarismus einer fundamentalen Kritik, sondern befasste sich auch mit den hiervon Betroffenen: [...]

englischTonio Walter’s introduces his new, empirical-sociological theory of criminal justice in a brief lecture. His theory bases on the empirical findings on the human need for retribution and states that a society can only remain stable if this need is satisfied. Prevention and rehabilitation [...]

„Früher hatten Eltern viele Kinder – heute haben Kinder viele Eltern.“ Dieses Motto hat die Wahrheit auf seiner Seite, wenn wir als „früher“ die Zeit setzen, in der das Bürgerliche Gesetzbuch entstanden ist. Heute hingegen können viele Elternfiguren im Leben eines der wenigen Kinder auftreten, man [...]