Das schuldverschreibungsgesetz als anleiheorganisationsrecht und gesellschaftsrecht

Unternehmensmitbestimmung, corporate governance und der deutsche corporate governance kodex

Handlungshoheit

Steuerung des aktionarskreises durch anteilsvinkulierung

Smart contracts

Persönlichkeitsrechte nach dem tod

The fate of personal rights after the death of the legal entity has been a subject of interest in legal studies for a long time. Katharina Theresia Fink analyzes the scope and limits of the legal status of successors and develops a new system of protection for personal rights post mortem from a ...

Innovation und vertragsrecht

Sampling und urheberrecht

Richard Wunderlich examines sampling as a key element of contemporary music creation, analyzing its technical foundations and legal implications. Special focus is placed on the newly introduced pastiche exception in copyright law, offering practical guidelines for future legal assessment.

Absolute wirkung obligatorischer rechte

The contractual right to use another person's property is more than just a relative right, which in essence would limit it to the contracting parties. Rather, such an obligatory right does affect any third party because it constitutes an element of property rights and is derived from the property...

Besitz(schutz) smarter sachen

Whether a smartphone or a car, manufacturers often retain digital access - that they can then use to deactivate the product after it has been sold or rented out. Nicolas Sander shows the extent to which ownership protects those affected by such blocking tactics.

Vertrag zu rechten dritter

This collection of essays deals with the legal rules of Germany's "Vertrag zu Rechten Dritter" , which gave rise to the introduction in England and Wales of the Contracts (Rights of Third Parties) Act in 1999 and ended the need to use trust law.

Publizitätswirkungen im fahrnisrecht

The author proposes an alternative model to the three publicity effects under property law as shaped by legal scholar Fritz Baur and a blockchain-based online register for movable property. This way, the protection afforded by the appearance of title in movable property law can be approximated to...

Vertragsbezogene gestaltungsrechte in dynamischen situationen

The author studies who is entitled to exercise the right to alter a legal relationship if the parties to the contract change, giving as an example the right of withdrawal. In addition to the development of a consistent solution, the author deals with the institution of inherency in the contract.

Verhaltenssteuerung durch brain-computer-interfaces

The systematic collection of brain data will enable a qualitatively new form of influence through knowledge of the neural mechanisms of decision-making by contracting parties. Based on civil law, data protection law, consumer law and trade practices law, the author analyses the implications of ne...

Gesundheits-apps

Der retter des suizidenten

Theresa Hager examines the claims that can be made by the rescuer in cases of unwanted assistance. Contrary to prevailing opinion, the will of the rescued person is of decisive importance, not least because of the newly created fundamental right to self-determined death.

Voraussetzungen und grundzüge unionsrechtlicher systembildung

Moritz Reichenbach examines European Union private law to identify elements of an overarching conception of justice to serve as a basis for further shaping, interpreting and augmenting European Union law.

Vertragssprache pro machina

Formal languages, such as programming languages in so-called smart contracts, are increasingly being used as contract languages. Maren K. Wöbbeking focuses on the interpretation of such contracts in formal languages with respect to German contract law, taking into account aspects of natural langu...

Gedächtnisschrift für peter mankowski

To honour and pay tribute to Peter Mankowski and his remarkable academic legacy, this commemorative volume presents a collection of essays ranging from international private law to insolvency and civil procedure law, arbitration and uniform law (particularly UN sales law) as well as comparative l...

Zivilrechtswissenschaft

The contributions assembled in this volume provide a systematic survey of important branches of civil law. On the basis of these central focal points, the discussion, which has so far seemed rather selective, is to be broadened by a perspective that is both focused on civil law and its legal foun...

Der gesetzesvorbehalt im privatrecht

Victor Jouannaud examines the scope of judicial law-making in private law from a constitutional perspective. He adopts a differentiated approach, according to which the need of a statutory basis is greater and the limits of judicial law-making are stricter when private law serves regulatory purpo...

Donatio perfecta

When is a donation valid? This question lay at the heart of the Roman law of donation. Using the example of gifts of corporeal objects, Niklas Gasse examines under which conditions a donation was "perfect" and how these conditions came to be established.

Das pfandrecht an eigener schuld

Alexander Thomas Lamberty examines the pledge of a claim directed against the pledgee. Developing a unified theory of German lien law, he introduces a new concept of "disposition," and offers fresh dogmatic insights into judicial and scholarly constructs such as the authorization to collect and r...

Die autonomie des individuums

The "autonomy of the individual" is a central concept of modern Western legal thought. Felix Schumann analyses the foundations of the legal principle and develops a unified understanding of individual autonomy in law, which can be used of for numerous legal challenges of our time, from assisted s...

Die ausgestaltung der grunddienstbarkeit

In dealing with easement, this work examines a practically significant institution of German property law. The author focuses on the potential and the limitations of private-autonomous structuring by the property owners involved which are analysed against the background of the fundamental dogmati...

Gefahrtragung und überwindungspflicht

Starting from the ius commune of the nineteenth century, Marc Häuser examines the dogmatic foundations of the debtor's duty to overcome accidental impediments to performance in the German Civil Code (BGB) as well as the influence of the assumption of risk assessments on the existence and scope of...

Die grundrechtswirkung auf das privatrechtsverhältnis

The questions of how and why the fundamental rights of Germany's Basic Law affect its civil law have long been discussed and recent rulings of the Federal Constitutional Court have added fresh impetus to the debate. In this volume, Henning Schaaf analyses the German constitution, current legal li...

Die soziale frage unserer zeit

Affordable housing is a major social issue in Germany today - but it cannot be solved by looking to the country's Civil Code. In her timely study, Lisa Dudeck reveals how contract law is charged with policy objectives that can hardly be reflected in it, while the far greater potential for shaping...

Rechtsfragen algorithmischer preisdiskriminierung

Felix Rützel’s assessment of algorithmic price discrimination focuses on the connections between various areas of law. By outlining the existing legal frameworks for each and pinpointing where changes need to be made in order to react to this pricing strategy, the author’s analysis offers practic...

Die vertragliche pauschalierung von kartellschäden

Jörn Kramer analyses the doctrinal basis regarding the legal requirements for agreements on lump-sum compensation of cartel damages and assesses to what extent an agreed upon lump-sum compensation may affect the joint and several liability of the cartel members.

Das rechtsmissbrauchsverbot in dogmatik und praxis

The prohibition of abuse of rights is considered a complex and unpredictable subject. The aim of this dissertation is to contribute to the tightening of legal abuse controls. To this end, it analyzes how the existence of an abuse of rights can be substantiated on the basis of numerous case studie...

Gesellschafterhaftung und verschmelzung

Christoph Wenzel develops reliable criteria for determining shareholder liability risks in mergers. In doing so, he also provides new insights into the fundamentals of shareholder liability in corporate law and creditor protection in mergers.

Regulierung von systemen künstlicher intelligenz durch die dsgvo

Is the GDPR a useful instrument for regulating artificial intelligence? This book examines this question. The work covers three main topics: It analyses individual provisions of the GDPR, explores its potential for reform and highlights the limits of data protection regulation.

Grenzen der personalisierung des rechts

New technologies such as Big Data have the potential to personalize legal norms. However, the data-based personalization of law comes with significant risks. Taken to its extreme, it would threaten the foundations of liberal society and lead to a system of micro-socialism.

Das allgemeine privatrecht der blockchain-token

One of the greatest economic and social innovations of digitisation in recent years has been the use of blockchain technology in the management and transfer of assets as tokens. Aurelia Philine Birne examines fundamental questions of private law to find out how a regulatory framework for this new...

Digitale sachherrschaft

Our everyday existence is increasingly permeated with connected devices and the Internet of Things. This connectedness puts the user of the device at the mercy of the supplier. The law of contracts will apply in many such cases; but what if there is no privity of contract between the user and the...

Die fehlerhafte willensäußerung

When a contract is concluded but the intention of the declarant and the understanding of the recipient differ, legal questions arise: Is the contract really concluded? With what content? Valentin Zemmrich compares the different approaches taken in German and French law before contrasting the prac...

Arbeitsvertrage

English summary: The annual Ottobeuren Seminar on Economics brings together experts on a previously chosen subject. The special purpose of these seminars is to present new theoretical approaches as well as new empirical findings and to discuss the political-economic conclusions with them. This vo...

Die rechtsnatur der erfullung

Das internationale privatrecht der transportvertrage

Europaisches vertragsrecht

Grenzen der selbstbindung im privatrecht

Die voraussehbarkeit als voraussetzung des schadensersatzes in der vertragshaftung

Die grunde des vertrages

Das rechtfertigungsprinzip

Eu-vertragsrecht

Vertragsanpassung im bipolaren dauerschuldverhaltnis

Das ruckgewahrschuldverhaltnis

Der vertragsschluss

Absurde vertrage

Sicherung der vertragsfreiheit durch wettbewerbs- und regulierungsrecht

Urheberrecht und lauterkeitsrecht

The potential overlaps between copyright and unfair competition law in the internal market are manifold. To prevent contradictions, a practicable methodological tool that reconciles varying regulatory purposes while ensuring both legal certainty and fairness in individual cases is required.

Gesammelte abhandlungen zu geschichte und gegenwart des rechts in staat und kirche

Entscheidungen des bundesverfassungsgerichts (bverfge)

The collection of decisions of the Bundesverfassungsgericht is one of the most influential and most cited periodicals in German jurisprudence. It contains all senate decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) in unabridged form.

Entscheidungen des eugh

This new edition has been completely revised and updated. It includes a great many new decisions by the European Court of Justice. The structure of the work has been improved in numerous places.

Entscheidungen des bundesverfassungsgerichts (bverfge)

The collection of decisions of the Bundesverfassungsgericht is one of the most influential and most cited periodicals in German jurisprudence. It contains all senate decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) in unabridged form.

Casebook verfassungsrecht

For this new edition of the Casebook, numerous Senate and Chamber decisions made by the Federal Constitutional Court since 2020 have been meticulously reviewed and incorporated. Irrespective of this, additions and cuts were made at various points in order to keep the presentation informative and ...

Frankfurter kommentar zu euv, grc und aeuv

Souveranitat im bundesstaat und in der europaischen union

Margin of appreciation der eu-mitgliedstaaten

Begrundungspflicht des bundesverfassungsgerichts?

Die rechtsperson der europaischen union im wandel

Künstliche intelligenz

Artificial intelligence already affects our everyday life in specific areas. Against this backdrop, this study deals with the technology regarding consumer protection. In addition to papers by jurists there are also contributions from other disciplines in accordance with the many facets of this s...

Staat und demokratie

Die organisation des verfassungsstaats

Menschenbilder im recht

Theorien der grund- und menschenrechte

Jahrbuch des offentlichen rechts der gegenwart. neue folge

Kunstfreiheit im verfassungswandel

Kunst und verfassung in der ddr

Ausnahmeverfassungsrecht

Metamorphosen des globalen rechts

Global law as a form of law which emerges beyond the borders of nation states does not only depend on its legal preconditions. Above all, the social and technological (implicit) preconditions are crucial for the shaping of a transnational legal system.

Nudging

Grundrechtsunitarisierung durch sekundarrecht

Verfassung und privatrecht im 19. jahrhundert

Vorbereiter - nachbereiter?

Triage in der pandemie

Internationale regulierung der risiken grüner gentechnik

How can the supply of food be assured while soils dry and the world's population continues to grow? Green genetic engineering offers a partial solution, especially with newer techniques like more precise gene scissors. However, there are also environmental and health risks involved.

Gleichheit als kulturelles phanomen

Standortfaktor offentliches recht

Personales eigentum im wandel

Gottinger gutachten iv

Selbstorganisation des parlamentarischen regierungssystems

Ungerechtes recht

Der begrundungsstil von conseil constitutionnel und bundesverfassungsgericht

"ich bin ein freund der verfassung"

Max weber und die staatsrechtslehre

Mysterium "gesetzesmaterialien"

Staatsburgerschaft im 19. und 20. jahrhundert

Im namen des volkes

Legitimitat in unsicheren zeiten

Die organisation der offentlich-rechtlichen fachgerichtsbarkeiten