Bücher der Reihe Schriften zum Öffentlichen Recht

»The North Rhine-Westphalian Assembly Act«: At the beginning of 2022, a new state assembly law came into force in North Rhine-Westphalia, which was already subject to massive criticism and protests during the legislative process. In addition, the North Rhine-Westphalian Constitutional Court will soon rule on the constitutional complaint that has been pending since January 2023. The author analyses the extent to which the Assembly Act can be described as a success and also highlights the weaknesses of the Act.

»The German State Laws on the Prohibition of Misappropriation of Residential Space. Contextualization of a reactivated Field of Law«: The study provides an in-depth examination of the German state laws on the prohibition of misappropriation of residential space. It first outlines the legal, factual, and historical foundations of the field. Subsequently, it compares and systematizes the various laws, and analyzes their relationship to other fields of legislation. Finally, it examines the requirements of Constitutional and European Law. As a result, a panorama of a diverse field of law emerges.

»The Established Legal Position as a Benchmark for the Prohibition of Retroactivity«: The dissertation examines for the first time how, based on the three groundbreaking decisions of the Federal Constitutional Court of 7 July 2010 on retroactivity in tax law, a prohibition of retroactivity that can be generalized for all areas of law can be established on the basis of the established legal position. The work is complemented by studies on the subject of law and time, as well as the question of how legal positions develop over time.

»Special Features of Legislative Rules of Procedure: A Comparative Analysis of the German Bundestag and Bundesrat with a Special Emphasis on Deviation Authority«: The subject of this work revolves around central problem areas of the self-organization rights of the German Bundestag and Bundesrat. This thesis critically examines the ascribed special characteristics of the rules of procedure of the Bundestag, with a specific focus on the deviation authority. Simultaneously, it questions whether these characteristics can be transferred to the Bundesrat, thereby revealing common features of legislative rules of procedure.

»Bodily Self-Determination. The Protection of Bodily Autonomy under German Fundamental Rights in the Light of >Human Enhancement