englischMedia intermediaries such as search engine operators or social networks can pose a threat to the free opinion-forming process. They are part of our everyday media lives and act as gatekeepers between content and users. They play a decisive role in determining what information we find on the [...]

englischUnfounded fixed-term contracts are intended to enable employers to hire new employees despite uncertain and fluctuating order situations and changing market conditions. In fact, permanent fixed-term contracts are often used not to meet temporary labor needs, but to test employees who are to [...]

englischPersonal data are among the most important resources of the modern information society and are predominantly managed by multinational corporations. These data collections are primarily based on a data-for-service business model. In the past, the rapidly advancing technical development and [...]

englischThe thesis examines the shareholders’ liability for compensation claims acknowledged by the Bundesgerichtshof in its decision of January 24, 2012 (II ZR 109/11) and further developed in its decision of May 10, 2016 (II ZR 342/14). The thesis traces the development of the liability concept [...]

englischThe success of equity and debt financing of a stock corporation depends largely on the extent to which equity and debt investors are protected against the dangers caused by the issuance of new shares. Against this background, this volume examines the economic dangers to which investors, [...]