englischThe new era of cross-sectoral, specific European sustainability regulation has significantly expanded the catalogue of obligations in the financial services sector. This book examines the extended disclosure requirements in this context and the various legal issues arising from them. [...]

englischSo far, the discussion on the GDPR has been conducted on an abstract level and its applicability has hardly been scientifically analysed on the basis of practical examples. This is precisely what the author has set out to do, thereby contributing to the development of a legal doctrine of [...]

englischWith the outbreak of the Sars-CoV-2 epidemic in 2020, the provisions of Section 128a of the Code of Civil Procedure came into focus. Since 2002, this provision has allowed oral hearings to be held by means of video and audio transmission. The author examines whether § 128a ZPO can guarantee [...]

englischIn an era where digitalization is revolutionizing the legal industry, this book offers practical solutions for strategic project portfolio management in law firms. The focus is on the question of how strategic evaluation criteria for legal tech projects increase efficiency and effectiveness [...]

englischIn addition to an introduction to the functioning of blockchain technology, this volume provides an examination of certain problem areas in the use of blockchain-based solutions to combat carousel fraud. These problem areas are not only to be found in tax law, but also in data protection law [...]

englischThe direct payment in the tenancy means that the state is directly involved in the fulfilment of the tenant's obligation. The author first categorises the optional and obligatory direct payments according to § 22 (7) SGB II. She then examines the question of whether the job centre becomes [...]

englischCan supervisory board members be compelled to incriminate themselves? This question has received little attention in the legal literature. However, this has fundamentally changed with the so-called Easy-Software judgement of the Federal Court of Justice of 18 September 2018.

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englischThe transfer of personal data in the secondary market poses a number of challenges: From a data protection perspective, the main question is whether and how data protection legitimacy can be established from the perspective of the buyer without direct contact with the data subject. From the [...]

englischImprisonment for failure to pay a fine (the alternative sentence) is the enfant terrible of the German sanctions law. Introduced as a means of exerting pressure to ensure that fines are paid, its enforcement has a socially damaging effect, particularly on deprived offenders. This is a [...]

englischSince the Federal Constitutional Court lifted the ban on the organised promotion of suicide in Germany, a comprehensive and multi-perspective discourse on assisted suicide has emerged. The German Ethics Council has discussed the right to suicide and the phenomenology of the desire to die and [...]

englischThe managing director entered in the company register is not always responsible for the practical handling and decision-making within a company. The actual masterminds can also be shareholders or completely external persons. The term "de facto managing director" has become established for [...]

englischAccording to established case law, the killing of constitutionally unaware is, with a few exceptions, not to be regarded as lying-in-wait murder, but only as manslaughter. The reason for this is the victim's lack of ability to harbour suspicion, which is absolutely necessary for the [...]

englischWhile some forms of Catholic religious life are granted far-reaching individuality, members of Catholic religious institutes and societies of apostolic life are obliged to live in community. Therefore, the absence of a member outside the canonical boundaries is an illegitimate act which the [...]

englischCriminal tax law and the sanctioning of legal entities have come under increasing public scrutiny in recent years. In this context, managers are keen to avoid both individual and corporate sanctions. Currently, self-disclosure is the main tool used for this purpose, while third-party [...]

englischWith the entry into force of StaRUG and its core element, the restructuring plan, instruments for the restructuring of companies outside insolvency proceedings have for the first time been standardised by law. Due to this novelty, but also due to a significant change in the regulations as a [...]

englischOn 1 January 2024, the law governing GbRs, OHGs and KGs will be comprehensively amended by the MoPeG. This work highlights the most important changes for the legal form of the limited partnership, particularly for practitioners. In addition, the current wording of KG articles of association [...]

englischThis book deals with the question under which conditions a breach of the limitation of liability of a foreign GmbH & Co. KG is possible. It presents the individual possible case groups of this breach, initially in relation to a German GmbH & Co. KG, showing their areas of application and the [...]

englischIt is generally accepted that the injured party must act to comply with the injunction if inaction would be tantamount to a continuation of the infringing act. It is controversial whether the injured party is also obliged to cease acts that affect the sphere of independent third parties. The [...]

englischAnna Katharina Bahramian analyses the CS3D initiative and the resulting challenges for the EU's Africa strategy. The author provides a basic understanding of human rights, the European Africa strategy and the solutions adopted to date (including compliance and due diligence) and outlines the [...]

englischThis book documents a comprehensive evaluation of the ‘Haus des Jugendrechts’ (House of Juvenile Justice) in Leipzig. In this institution, youth welfare services, the police and the juvenile public prosecutor's office work together under one roof in order to optimise interagency cooperation [...]

englischChristoph Aloysius Denter provides a legal overview of the enforcement of stadium bans. In contrast to the stadium ban procedure, the preventive measures currently used at national level to enforce stadium bans by clubs, associations and the police are presented and legally evaluated. Based [...]

englischSection 4k EStG introduced rules to combat hybrid arrangements. Many important questions remain unanswered. Virginia Lepsien examines the questions of interpretation of § 4k EStG and critically questions whether the legislator has achieved its original goal with this legal norm. In doing so, [...]

englischAbout ten years ago, the OECD, together with the G20 countries, launched the BEPS project with the aim of adapting existing international tax structures to progressive globalisation. As a result or as part of this project, 139 countries have now participated in the development of an [...]

englischThree articles in this volume deal with dogmatic issues in supply chain law.

A. E. Frincke discusses the civil liability of German companies under the Supply Chain Act. She examines the contractual and tortious bases for claims and a possible extension of liability by the Corporate [...]