englischThe public debate about the legal assessment of circumcision of male infants that was created by a penal decision by the Landgericht Köln culminated in December 2012 in the newly introduced legal norm § 1631d BGB. In addition to the examination of formal and material requirements, the [...]
more informationenglischCompetition in the usage of the limited land resources in Germany is huge. Based on this observation, the author analyzes the legal consequences which occur in cases where beneficiary interests under construction planning law collide with the domain of area protection by conservation law in [...]
more informationenglischThis work deals with the legal problems of custody procedures. In particular, methods of age determination and alternatives to the appointment of guardians for cases in which unaccompanied minor refugees have good contact with their parents abroad are presented. Alternatives discussed [...]
more informationenglischIn this volume, Corrado Becker ventures to take an overall legal view of same-sex marriage and presents the topic in a comprehensive constitutional and comparative legal context. In addition, the legal-historical development of marriage and homosexuality over the centuries is traced; [...]
more informationenglischIn this volume, Corrado Becker ventures to take an overall legal view of same-sex marriage and presents the topic in a comprehensive constitutional and comparative legal context. In addition, the legal-historical development of marriage and homosexuality over the centuries is traced; [...]
more informationenglischOutside of criminal proceedings, there are various duties of disclosure that challenge the principle of nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare, which states that no person may be compelled to incriminate themselves.
The question arises as to whether or not a legal subject can refuse such disclosure [...]
more informationenglischOutside of criminal proceedings, there are various duties of disclosure that challenge the principle of nemo tenetur se ipsum accusare, which states that no person may be compelled to incriminate themselves.
The question arises as to whether or not a legal subject can refuse such disclosure [...]
more informationenglischIn Germany, technologies and procedures that serve to induce pregnancy are strongly regulated or forbidden by the embryo protection law. Marie-Theres Merrem initially takes a critical look at the current legal situation, with particular emphasis on egg, semen and embryo donation, elective [...]
more informationenglischIn Germany, technologies and procedures that serve to induce pregnancy are strongly regulated or forbidden by the embryo protection law. Marie-Theres Merrem initially takes a critical look at the current legal situation, with particular emphasis on egg, semen and embryo donation, elective [...]
more informationenglischState responsibility is a consequence of the discussion about state tasks, especially in the context of privatizations and changes of purpose. Using railroading as reference field, Thomas Schuster shows that, behind the standardized responsibility for indemnity of Article 87e, Paragraph 4 of [...]
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