Darf der Staat nachträglich in einen verwaltungsrechtlichen Vertrag mit Privaten eingreifen und wenn ja, welches sind die Folgen? Obwohl Verträge des öffentlichen Rechts

schon lange zum Rechtsalltag gehören, sind viele dogmatische Fragen in diesem Zusammenhang noch ungenügend geklärt. [...]

This work examines the process of judicial decision-making. The interest is directed to those steps in the decision-making process of the Swiss Federal Supreme Court that go

beyond the classical legal methods. In this context, the specific relevance of constitutional law, which regulates the decision-making process, as well as the decisive [...]

The principle of equality embedded in the Declaration of Independence and reaffirmed in the Constitution does not distinguish between individuals according to their capacities

or merits. It is written into these documents to ensure that each and every person enjoys equal respect and equal rights. [...]

Bank Regulation, Risk Management, and Compliance is a concise yet comprehensive treatment of the primary areas of US banking regulation – micro-prudential, macroprudential,

financial consumer protection, and AML/CFT regulation – and their associated risk management and compliance systems. [...]

As lawyers we are normally interested in various substantive areas of law; and as comparative lawyers we are interested in finding out about the differences and similarities

between national legal systems. But from time to time we should also reflect on how we think and operate, and look at basic questions of legal methodology - both [...]

This book provides a comprehensive examination of data sharing within the EU, exploring the regulatory challenges and opportunities created by EU frameworks and policies. As

data becomes a critical resource across sectors, EU regulators, policymakers and scholars face the urgent task of crafting frameworks that support data sharing while [...]

Tort Liability in Warfare: States’ Wrongs and Civilians’ Rights develops a novel account of the tortious liability of states for wrongs they inflict on civilians during

combat. Tort Liability in Warfare challenges orthodoxy by illustrating that ordinary domestic tort law doctrines could apply, as private law rights remain relevant [...]

Seit langem wird über die staatliche (Regulierungs-)Verantwortung u.a. hinsichtlich sozialer Netzwerkalgorithmen diskutiert. Doch was, wenn die Netzwerke zur politischen Agitation

durch Dritte ausgenutzt werden, indem zahlreiche (teil-)automatisierte Nutzeraccounts die Informationsdiffusion und Kommunikation zu beeinflussen versuchen? Ist dann [...]

First published in 2011, You Can Help Your Country: English children’s work during the Second World War reveals the remarkable, hidden history of children as social agents

who actively participated in a national effort during a period of crisis. In praise of the book, Hugh Cunningham, celebrated author of The Invention of Childhood,wrote: [...]

Precedence of Constitution; Normativity and Constitution; Constitutional History of Europe; Constitutionality of Revolutions; American Constitutional History; Constitutional

Normativity; Fundamental Laws; Old Liberties in European History; Unconstitutionality of Statutes; Judicial Review; Normativity and Precedence; Constitutional Precedence [...]