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 [...]

Die Arbeit zeigt innovative Wege zu einem verbesserten Menschenrechtsschutz mithilfe des deutschen Privatrechts auf. Anhand einer empirischen Analyse der menschenrechtlichen Selbstverpflichtungen der 30 Dax-Unternehmen stellt der Autor ihren überraschend hohen rechtlichen Gehalt dar. Mit dem Kauf-, [...]

englischThe notion of transparency has attracted more and more attention in legal discussions within the recent past. Even though its content remains vague, the term is intricately connected with the fundamental idea of procedural justice which, due to the intensity by which European antitrust rules [...]

englischThis dissertation examines the tension between European State Aid Law and the promotion of renewable energy in Germany. Against the background of the judgement of the European Court of Justice regarding the EEG 2012 (Case C-405/16 P) the author critically analyses the scope of the notion of [...]

englischCivil proceedings in Germany against the companies KiK and RWE underline the increasing importance of human rights litigation in German law. This thesis examines the liability of transnational corporations in German civil law in human rights violations caused by their subsidiaries and by [...]

englischThis book presents and examines potential approaches to legal protection in cases of human rights violations by transnational corporations. Covering a range of legal fields, it offers extensive insights and support for human rights lawyers and aims to provide an impetus for further academic [...]

englischThis book analyses the regulatory system for the European energy economy based on the legal order of the European Union und its regulatory traditions. It defines the institutional framework as a multilevel administrative system with public and self-regulatory elements, which exemplifies the [...]

englischThis work comprehensively deals with the law on the allocation of EU aid. For this purpose, it analyses the diverging conceptions of the term ‘EU aid’ as well as the applicability of art. 107 et seq. of the TFEU. Furthermore, it examines both the formal and substantive provisions of EU [...]

englischThis study is the first to explain in detail how universities should exploit industrial property rights in order to be able to exclude the granting of aid as stipulated by Art. 107 (1) of the TFEU. After the author has concluded that the objectives of Art. 179 (1) of the TFEU need to be [...]

englischThis thesis illuminates the tensions between free trade agreements and the regulatory framework of Germany’s social services and healthcare systems. It focuses on the effects recent free trade agreements (e.g. CETA) have had on the commitment of non-profit organisations, especially welfare [...]

englischBased on assumptions from constitutional theory, this book examines the effects of international investment law on domestic constitutions and finds that the democratic compromise on property protection and the protection of legal positions under international investment law are structured [...]

englischThis book provides a comprehensive, up-to-date overview of the opportunities offered by the promotion of sustainable development in German law and the barriers to it. The book covers a full range of current issues on sustainability in both public and private law. Its target audience are [...]

englischForeign investments are often preceded by a public tender process. In such situations only the successful bidder may establish an investment project. But when an investor is confronted with unfair treatment, discrimination or intransparent conditions in the tender process, the applicability [...]

englischThis monograph deals with the informal cooperation structures and formal cooperation agreements between the EU and its Member States regarding the conclusion and implementation of mixed agreements. For this purpose, the author collected the cooperation agreements, and analysed them in terms [...]

englischCivil liability and reporting obligations can be used as instruments to implement corporate responsibilities for human rights. The contributions of this volume address numerous questions associated with the two basic models to govern corporate activities in this regard – the liability and [...]

englischWhen parties choose an arbitration institution, are they free to determine the arbitration rules they apply? This book deals with the extent and limits of party autonomy in institutional international arbitration based on the example of hybrid arbitration agreements. Such agreements allow [...]