englischIn some parts of the world, the extraction of conflict minerals contributes to the financing of armed conflicts. In addition, human rights violations occur frequently in the conflict minerals supply chain. This situation is addressed by the EU Conflict Minerals Regulation of 2017, which [...]

englischThis works examines the limits and possibilities of controlling foreign direct investment under European Union and German constitutional law. After outlining the formal and substantive limits of Union law, the paper examines the extent to which existing laws complie with them. Secondary law [...]

englischThis work examines the compatibility of export taxes on raw materials with world trade law. After explaining the concept of export taxes and the associated effects on the trade in raw materials, the question is first examined to what extent export taxes are covered by WTO law, but also by [...]

englischSince the foundation of the European Union, especially since the entry into force of the Treaty of Lisbon, the importance of international law has been emphasized in European primary law. However, the EU's commitment ‘the strict observance and the development of international law’ has been [...]

englischIn view of the ever-increasing globalization of trade in goods, the overseas sale of goods is becoming more important than ever in commercial practice. On the basis of the UN Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods and German maritime freight law, this work presents the [...]

englischEven after the introduction of the German Supply Chain Due Diligence Act, the question of companies’ liability in transnational supply chains remains relevant. The monograph offers an innovative and thorough examination of the scope of liability in supply chains under German tort law, thus [...]

englischThe Brexit experience sheds new light on the question of whether credible state aid regulation must by its nature be supranational. Following a review of the disciplines of EU state aid law and WTO subsidy law, which shape international subsidy law, it is explained why the introduction of [...]

englischThe network of independent agencies for the regulation of the European internal electricity market creates numerous challenges for the democratic legitimation of administrative activities. The author addresses these challenges in this study and compares the concepts of legitimacy underlying [...]

englischThe fair and sustainable distribution of natural resources worldwide is one of the most important tasks of mankind in the 21st century and, with its effects on life, the environment and technical progress, decides the fate of the continuously growing world population. The study examines the [...]

englischThe competition law provisions in the free trade agreements of the EU are compared, analyzed and evaluated in the context of the internationalization of competition law and the approaches of the states to deal with this. A proposal for optimization and an epilogue on "Brexit" complete the [...]