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»Clawbacks. Legitimacy and Design of Clawback Provisions in Executive Compensation Agreements in Germany«: Clawback provisions allow for an ex post recoupment of variable compensation of board members of listed companies if certain triggering events are met. This thesis examines whether and to what extent clawbacks fit into the existing system of executive compensation in Germany. In this regard, the historical, economic and legal background of executive compensation is comprehensively examined. Finally, a draft clause is introduced.

»The Liability of the Acquirer of the Inheritance in the External Relationship - A Review of the Regulations Taking into Account the Law of Sale -«: The liability system in the case of an inheritance sale is regulated in §§ 2382, 2383 BGB which deviates from the general law of sale. The original legitimation basis for this deviation continues to apply despite the legislative reforms that have been enacted in the meantime. This applies in particular with regard to the abolition of § 419 BGB. However, the scope of the inheritance purchaser liability must be modified so as not to overstretch the protective idea of the standards.

»Compensation for Care Provided within the Family«: The German care system relies heavily on care provided by family members. Due to demographic and socio-structural developments the care system is under increasing strain. Based on this finding, the author examines the existing financial compensation claims that the legal system offers to family caregivers. In addition, the introduction of new compensation instruments under civil and social law is discussed.

»The Group Interest as a Governance Option in the Pan-European Corporate Group«: Even holding a majority stake in another company can lead to liability risks for misconduct by the subsidiary at national and European level. However, the possibilities for intervention and management are limited. This paper examines individual legal systems regarding their treatment of the company group and elaborates on points requiring regulation. On this basis, a regulatory proposal is made that can bring the risks back into line with the possibilities of the group.

»Issue of Noise-Related Regulations of Operation in Planning Permissions for Transport Infrastructure (Airports, Railroads, Highways)«: The operation not the existence of traffic infrastructure causes noise, which is why residents repeatedly demand regulations of operation. This study deals with the question of whether it is in principle possible to issue an operating regulation in a planning permission for an airport, a federal highway or a railroad line. Subsequently, the study ask for the possible legal basis for these regulations of operation.

»The Integration of Religious Diversity in State Schools. Making the Case for an Integration-Sensitive Interpretation and Application of the Fundamental Right to Religious Freedom«: The study analyses important constitutional and administrative court decisions on aspects of religious practice in state schools and places them in the relevant context. Against the background of the prevailing discourses in Germany on religious pluralisation and integration, developments on the topics of teachers' headscarves, prayer in school, homeschooling and compulsory participation in school events are highlighted and critically commented on.

»Admissibility of a Reduction of the Consequence of Nullity under Antitrust law that Preserves the Validity of the Agreement«: The author approaches the question of the compatibility of a validity-preserving reduction with the consequence of nullity under antitrust law from various perspectives, which both reflect the interplay between European and national antitrust prohibition and include general civil law, damages and fine law considerations. In doing so, the author draws on classical legal methods of interpretation, comparative law, and legal economic considerations.

»Corruption without Remorse? Active Repentance in Commercial Criminal Law with Special Consideration of the Offenses of Corruption §§ 299, 299a, and 299b StGB«: Neither Section 299 nor Sections 299a and 299b of the Criminal Code contain any regulation on active repentance. This is not unusual, since regulations of active repentance - according to the general opinion - do not follow any systematic. This statement is put to the test by Simone Breit with regard to the offenses of economic criminal law. The connecting factors and criteria identified in the course of the study are then applied to corruption offenses. The work ends with a proposal for a specific regulation on active repentance in the corruption offenses.

»Abusive Conduct on Digital Markets«: In the recent past, digital business models have increasingly become the focus of antitrust control. This has revealed that antitrust law, which is influenced by the understanding of bilateral business relationships, is confronted with various challenges. Following the classical differentiation between exploitative and exclusionary conduct, the author examines whether the provisions on abuse under German and European antitrust law are capable of dealing with the economic findings on multi-sided markets as well as with the features that characterize digital markets in general, and how conduct on digital markets that raises competition concerns can be integrated into the casuistic classification of conduct. A special focus is placed on the misuse of conditions, tying and refusal to deal; special attention is also paid to the problem of leveraging prevalent on digital markets.

»Insurance Contract Law - a Mirror of pre-legislative Practice? Terrestrial Insurance Law and its Sources from the Prussian Allgemeines Landrecht (1794) to the Versicherungsvertragsgesetz (1908)«: Does German insurance contract law really represent a mere copy of pre-legislative General Conditions of Insurance? This research thesis undertakes a detailed analysis of historical insurance law doctrine that traces its development from the Prussian Landrecht (1794) to the modern Versicherungsvertragsgesetz (1908). Numerous historical sources show that, besides insurance practice, a wide range of other actors with completely different intentions has shaped the law that is still in force today.

»The Representative of Public Interest in German Administrative Jurisdiction«: The Representative of Public Interest is an institution which can be part of specific proceedings in administrative jurisdiction in Germany. First of all, the thesis treats the tasks and procedural rights of this institution. Furthermore, it illuminates the meaning of the term »public interest« as well as the Representative's organisation and work in practice. As a conclusion, it discusses the question, if the existence of the Representative of Public Interest is obsolete, reasonable or even necessary.

»Activist Short Selling - Limits of Admissibility after the Short Selling- and Market Abuse-Regulation«: Activist Short Selling is widely discussed in literature and public not only since the case of "Wirecard". Starting from the economic value of this business model, this study analyzes its current legal framework and reviews, how the statutory law matches with the economic evaluation. Based on this approach, this work wants to provide a distinction with the use of the legal guidelines between the positive and negative forms of this business model.

»Corpus Linguistics in Law. Theory and Case Studies«: What is the meaning of a word? Corpus linguistic methods of linguistics promise an empirical-inductive exploration of language use for the legal practice. This volume documents the historical development in this field in both the USA and Germany, discusses the possibilities and limitations of a corpus linguistic toolbox in law and compiles illustrative case studies on language use issues in recent case law.

»Clash of Views in a Pluralist Society. Its Impact on Labour Relations«: Clash or divergence of views in a pluralist society is the starting point of our study. Principles proposed or advanced for a future European response to the indipendence of the Church as the latter pursues its own mission in a transparent manner with the adhesion of the its menbers to its ideals and the collaboration of employees who are previously aware and freely respect the underlying ethos motivating the religious institute and its apostolate. All are cooperating for the well-being of other people.

»Blockchain-Based Smart Contracts Between Automation and Consumer Protection«: The study highlights the main challenges posed by the potential use of smart contracts in mass transactions with consumers. The author considers the specific risks associated with the automated execution of contract terms for consumers, as well as the legal limits of smart contracts. On this basis, he develops recommendations to the legislator for the future handling of smart contracts in the consumer context.

»Legitimation of Mixed Financing in the Financial Constitution of the Basic Law. On the Problem of Art. 104c and 104d GG«: The insertion of Art. 104c and 104d GG into the Basic Law in 2017 and 2019 has led to a significant expansion of co-financing of tasks of the Federal States (»Länder«) by the Federation (»Bund«). With municipal education infrastructure and social housing, core areas of »Länder« sovereignty are affected. The paper analyses the resulting (democratic) problems and comes to a proposal on how a strict limitation of federal aid to special emergencies could be implemented.

»Law as a Spontaneous Order - An Evolutionary-Emergent Understanding of the Legal Order«: The study of the evolutionary-emergent understanding of the legal order offers a perspective on law as a cooperative phenomenon. It thus provides a counterpoint to the authoritative understanding of law, which conceives law as an etatist phenomenon of a subordinate relationship. Analyzing the emergence of law based on the interaction of legal subjects includes the implicit cultural context of informal norms in the analysis of the formalized legal order.

»Expropriation for Pipeline Projects. Common Good Reference, Concretisation of the Common Good and Safeguarding the Common Good in the Case of Expropriation in Favour of Private Parties«: The study examines the constitutional requirements for the legitimacy of expropriation in favour of private parties with regard to pipeline projects. This type of expropriation is subjected to a general analysis in a critical appraisal of constitutional court case law. As a result, stricter requirements than for expropriations in favour of the public sector are not constitutionally required. The safeguarding of the permanent public interest must be assessed on a case-by-case basis.

»Kondylis Today. Anthropology in Panajotis Kondylis¿ Philosophical Writings«: In his extensive work, Panajotis Kondylis, 1943-1998, reconstructed important epochs in the history of European thought. His investigations, which are oriented towards structural history, not only encourage the dialogue between social science and cultural studies, they also point to an anthropologically mandatory reason, basic to all search of knowledge: As deficient beings, man needs man in order to create the conditions for both the physical and the spiritual preservation of his existence. Information about this is provided by those epoch-typical images of the world and the human beings, the genesis of which Kondylis traced in his critical analyses of European philosophical thought. The articles in this volume not only deal with current aspects of his work, they also document the author's search for the anthropological preconditions of the intellectual history brought to mind in his writings.

»Legal doctrines in environmental law concerning business secrets - a multi-level analysis«: The study analyzes legal regulations in environmental law concerning business secrets and contextualizes them in a multipolar legal relationship between corporation, state and individual. In doing so the author tries to develop essential and universal characteristics for the application of those regulations that are effectual regardless of the specific background of the regulation.

»The Non-Continuation of Fixed-Term Employment Relationships. On the Employer's Freedom and Commitment in the Contractually Predefined Space«: The thesis examines how freely employers may decide on the continuation of effectively fixed-term employment relationships after their expiration. For this purpose, various cases of self-binding of employers are examined, including the general principle of equal treatment and the culpa in contrahendo. The thesis focuses on how various discrimination laws affect the continuation of the contract after its expiration and on the legal consequences resulting from their violation.

»Commercial Agent Privilege in European Antitrust Law. Assessment of Agency Agreements against the Background of Article 101 (1) TFEU«: This thesis addresses the question whether and under which conditions agency agreements wholly or partially fall outside the scope of Article 101 TFEU (so-called Commercial Agent Privilege). In doing so, a concept for the antitrust assessment of agency agreements is developed, which can be used by practitioners. At the same time, it is shown that agents acting for several principals, as well as so-called >dual role agents< or online trading platforms can fall under the commercial agent privilege.

Die Möglichkeiten des Polizeirechts zur Kriminalitätsbekämpfung werden nach wie vor unterschätzt, obwohl die Verhinderung und Unterbindung von Straftaten zur klassischen Gefahrenabwehr gehören und obwohl die vorbeugende Bekämpfung von Straftaten durch deren Verhütung Bestandteil der polizeilichen Gefahrenabwehraufgabe ist. So verstandene Gefahrenabwehr, die es erst gar nicht zu einer Rechtsgutsverletzung kommen lässt, ist dem Strafrecht, das eine solche voraussetzt, als überzeugendere Form der Sicherheitsgewährleistung überlegen. Polizeirecht und Straf- und Strafverfahrensrecht unterscheiden sich fundamental und sind von Verfassungs wegen strikt voneinander zu trennen.Die bestehenden Eingriffsschwellen der konkreten Gefahr und der zureichenden Anhaltspunkte nach § 152 Abs. 2 StPO haben rechtsstaatliche Qualität. Während das Polizeirecht ein Vorfeld der konkreten Gefahr vorsieht, in dem insbesondere Organisierte Kriminalität und Terrorismus vorbeugend bekämpft werden können, erlaubt das Strafverfahrensrecht keine in das Vorfeld des Anfangsverdachts ausgreifenden Ermittlungen. Dieser Unterschied verdeutlicht die operative Dimension des Polizeirechts in seiner kriminalstrategischen Ausrichtung.

»Domestic Separation of Powers and Precontractual Obligations. The Tension Between the Interim Obligation and the Provisional Application of Treaties on the One Hand and Domestic Separation of Powers on the Other Hand«: Even before a treaty enters into force there can be legal obligations arising from its provisional application or the interim obligation. If the government triggers these obligations without the parliamentary participation required for the conclusion of the treaty, there is tension between public international and constitutional law. The book analyzes this tension and the possible solutions.

»Public Policy in International Marriage Law«: The special public policy clause of Article 13 (3) of the Introductory Act to the German Civil Code (EGBGB), which leads to the mandatory annulment or invalidity of child marriages, has caused some turmoil in the context of conflict of laws. Deriving from this, the study examines the admissibility and necessity of typified ordre public violations in international marriage law on basis of a comparative law study.

Die Wohnungsfrage wird in politischen Debatten häufig als (eine oder gar die) neue soziale Frage bezeichnet. Zu einer Zuspitzung der wohnungspolitischen Herausforderungen hierzulande kam es, weil vor etwa zehn Jahren der Anstieg der großstädtischen Immobilienpreise und Mieten an Fahrt aufgenommen hat - eine Entwicklung, die ökonomisch vor allem auf den Engpassfaktor Boden zurückzuführen ist.In Form steigender Immobilienwerte und steigender Wohnungsmieten sind Wertzuwächse des urbanen Bodens zu einem wichtigen Faktor wirtschaftlicher Ungleichheit geworden. Hinzu kommen sozialökologische Zielkonflikte, zum Beispiel ein "trade-off" zwischen bezahlbarem Wohnraum für alle und dem Ziel, die Flächenversiegelung zu begrenzen. Von hoher ökonomischer Bedeutung sind die Bodenpreise aber auch für finanzielle Instabilität und für die Vermögensverteilung.Das DIW-Vierteljahrsheft 1-2022 beleuchtet diese Problemlagen und die mit ihnen verbundenen gesellschaftlichen Konflikte aus den Perspektiven verschiedener wirtschaftswissenschaftlicher Fächer und benachbarter Disziplinen. Durch die Zusammenstellung von Sichtweisen aus unterschiedlichen Blickpunkten entsteht ein plastisches Bild der wirtschafts- und gesellschaftspolitischen Herausforderungen, die mit städtischem Boden verbunden sind.

»Minority Government on Federal Level in Germany«: A minority government would be a novelty for the federal stage in Germany. However, the Basic Law does know this form of government. This monograph does not only work out how a minority government is formed and how it remains in office. It also elaborates how far its powers reach concerning all aspects of public power. On the other hand, it is shown how much influence the parliament can take on the government and in which cases the state powers ought to cooperate.

»Handbook of Modern Market Research Management«: This handbook presents both a state-of-the-art overview of the systematic-analytical foundation of market research and its application-oriented, practical implementation. It follows the principle of the demanding practical orientation of modern textbooks. The target readers are therefore professionals in marketing functions, decision-makers and high potentials on the one hand, and students in business administration at universities on the other.