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»The Concept of Income under Parental Benefit Law. On Tying the Determination of Income under Parental Allowance Law to Tax Law«: The paper deals with the concept of income in § 2 para. 1 sentence 3 BEEG, which refers to tax law to determine the income relevant for parental allowance. The link to tax law is intended to simplify the administrative procedure, but leads to delimitation difficulties and contradictions. The study is taken as an opportunity to work out a system of income concepts in social law and, on this basis, to submit a reform proposal for the current income concept.

»Penalized Innovation? Criminal Liability for the Placing on the Market of Autonomous Cyber-Physical Systems«: Autonomous cyber-physical systems will foreseeably find their way into the reality of our lives. Will criminal law have to react when innovative, autonomous technologies cause bodily injury or homicide? To answer this question, Maximilian Münster examines the standards of criminal product liability that apply in Germany and then evaluates their application to the marketing of autonomous cyber-physical systems.

»State responsibility and the lease of foreign territory«: International lease agreements over significant areas of foreign territory for industry and agriculture entail numerous conflicts for human rights and international environmental law. By analyzing selected treaties the possibilities of international law are shown in order to meet these challenges. This includes questions of State responsibility, the transfer of jurisdiction on foreign territory and the attributability of the acts of non-state actors.

»The Defendant's Access to a Plea Bargain in Criminal Proceedings. Factual Requirements and Legal Consequences of Section 257c (1) Sentence 1 of the German Code of Criminal Procedure and its Compatibility with the General Principle of Equality«: By introducing Section 257c of the German Code of Criminal Procedure, the legislature promised to create legal certainty and transparency. Nevertheless, it left the decision to enter into a plea bargain in "suitable cases" to judicial discretion. The author examines the applicable requirements, shows in which cases the defendant must be offered a plea bargain, and explains why the current legal situation results in unconstitutional unequal treatment of defendants.

»Competition Law Requirements on Private Legal Systems in Sport«: The pyramidal system of associations, the special characteristics of sports competition and the conflict between competition law and the fundamental right of freedom of association lead to challenges in the application of competition law to sports matters. This work presents the rich antitrust casuistry of the authorities and courts of the European Union and its Member States in the field of sports. It also suggests ways to resolve issues that have not yet been decided.

»The Third-party Effect of Jurisdiction Agreements in European Civil Procedure Law«: If a third party is involved, the parties still have the interest to foresee the jurisdiction in international legal relations. The effect of a jurisdiction agreement must therefore also extend to third parties. The aim of the work is to point out the problems arising from the intertwining of substantive and procedural legal relationships and to contribute to a legally secure autonomous system of the third-party effects of jurisdiction agreements.

»Data Protection Supervision of the Activities of the Financial Administration«: Following the reorganisation of data protection law by the GDPR and the related consequential changes by the German tax legislator, tax authorities are subject to supervision by the Federal Commissioner for Data Protection and Freedom of Information (BfDI). This supervisory concept is new and raises many legal questions, which the work addresses. It shows, among other things, that the GDPR does not apply across the board to all types of taxes and that the concentration of supervision at the BfDI over state tax authorities violates the order of competences of the German constitution.

»The Contestation Privilege According to Section 142 of the German Insolvency Code under the New Contestation Law«: The Act to Improve Legal Certainty in Respect of Insolvency Contestation of March 29, 2017 made selective adjustments to the contestation law. The legislator has only partially met its goal of eliminating previously existing questions of doubt and creating legal certainty. With his work, the author attempts to address remaining and newly emerged uncertainties, particularly with regard to the »Bargeschäft«-privilege pursuant to Section 142 InsO.

»The Interpretation of Legislative Powers«: This thesis shows ways in which the interpretation and application of the norms of the Basic Law on the distribution of legislative competences can be discussed, assessed and answered according to coherent guidelines. For this purpose, Frederic Stephan conveys the terms and criteria of legal dogmatic work on competence norms, clarifies questions of interpretation and allocation and describes the causes, effects and solutions of norm conflicts in the federal state.

»The Regulation of Rideselling. Passenger Transportation Law Analysis of Digital Transportation Models of the Sharing Economy«: App-based intermediation of taxi-like transportation conflicts with passenger transportation law and has been subject of court prohibitions. In this context, the study examines the Regulation of Rideselling (Uber) as an example of the Sharing Economy. The examination shows that the PBefG is more receptive to digital models of transportation than the debate sometimes suggests, but that it still prevents the platforms from fully exploiting their potential for efficiency.

»Criminal Liability for Political Fake News«: Politically instrumentalized misinformation (Fake News) affects the public debate and contributes to the fact that in today's Information Society more and more citizens turn away from rational facts in order to base their individual political opinion solely on subjective emotions. This development is devastating for a functioning democracy. Therefore, the multidisciplinary thesis discusses the legitimacy of various anti-misinformation strategies in substantive law.

Mit Ablauf der Rechtsbehelfsfristen erwächst ein Verwaltungsakt in Bestandskraft. Dies hat insbesondere zur Folge, dass er nur unter besonderen Voraussetzungen aufgehoben oder geändert werden kann. Eine Möglichkeit, zu einer neuen - abweichenden - Entscheidung zu gelangen, stellt § 51 VwVfG dar, dessen Analyse den Gegenstand der Arbeit bildet. Besonderes Augenmerk liegt auf der Darstellung der unübersichtlichen Entstehungsgeschichte der Norm und der Betrachtung ihrer historischen Vorbilder. Eingehend untersucht werden ferner die Einbettung des § 51 VwVfG in das verwaltungsprozessuale Rechtsschutzsystem und den verwaltungsverfahrensrechtlichen Korrekturmechanismus. Schwerpunkte bilden dabei eine Analyse des Verhältnisses von § 51 VwVfG zu den §§ 48-49 VwVfG, welche Rücknahme und Widerruf von Verwaltungsakten erlauben, und die Betrachtung problematischer Mehrpersonenkonstellationen.

»Breach of Res Judicata under Union Law«: Res judicata is necessary to give final effect to court decisions. For this reason, res judicata is also indispensable for Union law. Nevertheless, it can also be an obstacle to the uniform enforcement of Union law. Especially when Member State courts misapply Union law, the question arises whether the court decision can continue to stand. This thesis deals with the clarification of the question under which conditions the uniform enforcement of Union law is to be given priority over res judicata.

Die Pandemie wirkt wie ein Schlaglicht und wirft Fragen neu auf, die eigentlich ganz grundsätzlich sind und sich nicht erst heute stellen: Die Politik entscheidet sich für eine Coronaprämie - doch wer muss sie zahlen? Die Politik entscheidet sich für eine Beitragsgrenze im Bereich der Sozialversicherung von 40 Prozent und ist bereit dafür, erhöhte Steuerzuschüsse in die Sozialversicherung zu leiten. Gibt es da rechtliche Schranken und Voraussetzungen? Und umgekehrt: In jüngerer Zeit wurden zunehmend Aufgaben auf die gesetzliche und die private Krankenversicherung übertragen, die ihre überkommenen Verpflichtungen übersteigen und zu einer finanziellen Mehrbelastung der Beitragszahler führen. In der juristischen Diskussion wird bei nicht einheitlicher Terminologie zumeist von »versicherungsfremden Leistungen« gesprochen. Gibt es hier Grenzen? Wer hier Antwort sucht, der wird in der vorliegenden Rechtsprechung und im kommentierenden Schrifttum kaum fündig. Zu wenig haben sich bislang diese Fragen in der Rechtspraxis gestellt. Gregor Thüsing und Christian Waldhoff haben versucht hier Antworten zu finden.

»Collective Bargaining Autonomy and Collective Agreement Coverage. On the Legitimation and Legitimacy of Autonomous Collective Bargaining over the Course of Time«: The analysis examines how autonomous collective bargaining has been historically legitimized and to what extent it has been regarded as a legitimate institution by politics and society in Germany. Results show that state interventions in autonomous collective bargaining fail if such interventions seek to cure symptoms without addressing the causes of the problems beneath. Regards the current debate on strengthening collective bargaining in Germany, the analysis therefore concludes: If the legislator wants to strengthen the collective bargaining coverage, it should increase the attractiveness of membership in associations and thus safeguard autonomous collective bargaining as collectively exercised private autonomy.

»Non-Pecuniary Damages in the Event of Accidental Death. A Comparative Study between German and Chinese Law«: In this book, the author has systematically dealt with the question of non-pecuniary damages between China and Germany in the event of accidental deaths. He focuses in particular on compensation for pain and suffering, shock damage, consolation money for the relatives of the deceased in Germany and death compensation and compensation for immaterial damage in the narrower sense in China, and conducts comparative law studies with regard to structure, function and practical application.

»Rules of Use and Prohibitions of Use in Criminal Procedural Law«: The paper examines the difference between the regulations on use regulated in the Code of Criminal Procedure and the mostly non-codified prohibitions on exploitation. It undertakes de lege ferenda to define the concepts of exploitation and use, as well as to create constitutionally required statutory regulations for powers of exploitation. At the same time, the existing utilisation regulations are being reviewed for their constitutionality within the framework of a further legislative proposal.

»Constitutional Institutions in the German Federal Constitution«: The book provides a study of the constitutional provisions and doctrines governing the constitutional bodies (branches of government) in the German Grundgesetz. At its core, it investigates and compares the powers of the several constitutional bodies installed by the Grundgesetz such as the federal parliament Bundestag, the federal council Bundesrat, the federal government Bundesregierung, the president Bundespräsident, the federal constitutional court Bundesverfassungsgericht and others.

Behind marketing communications stand complex and complicated issues which are rarely formulated with the necessary theoretical depth and practical relevance. This is certainly not the case in this book, which provides an in-depth and comprehensive overview of the most important facets of marketing communications.The book content is characterized by a clear composition and fair knowledge representation. The text design, numerous diagrams and a deep structure contribute to this. A special feature of this book is that in addition to all theoretical foundation, the transfer of application is always sought through practical examples.»Marketing communications« in the German original version is one of the established introductory books in this domain. The English edition now offers also non-native speakers a meaningful insight into this topic. It is aimed at students as well as young professionals, career shifters and ascenders in the subject from a German perspective.

»Criminal Liability of Card- and Account-Sharing. Regarding the Criminal Coverage of the Objectively Regular Usage of Login-Credential-Shielded Contents by Unauthorized Third Persons«: The thesis deals with the criminal liability concerning the sharing of login credentials by subscribers with unauthorized third persons and the utilization of the credentials by these third persons. It comes to the unsatisfying result that the examined phenomenons cannot be covered adequatelly by the current criminal provisions. As a solution, the dissertation i.a. suggests a new § 265a para. 4 StGB, which would criminalize the circulation of login credentials as a preparational offense.

»The Debt Brake of the Basic Law and its Implementation in the >LänderLänder

Nachdem die Vorschrift des § 340g HGB lange Zeit ein Schattendasein führte, hat sie im Zuge der Finanzmarktkrise und der gestiegenen Anforderungen an die Risikovorsorge von Kreditinstituten erheblich an Bedeutung erlangt. Durch Ausgestaltung als Vorschrift der Gewinnermittlung stellt der § 340g HGB ein Fährnis für alle an einem möglichst hohen Jahresüberschuss beziehungsweise Bilanzgewinn interessierten Parteien dar. Aus diesem Grund entbrannte in jüngerer Zeit mehrfach Streit über die Rechtmäßigkeit von Dotierungen gem. § 340g HGB sowie über die bilanzielle Einordnung des Sonderpostens. Die Arbeit widmet sich erstmals der rechtlichen Aufarbeitung des § 340g HGB mit Schwerpunkten auf der bilanziellen Einordnung und Begrenzung. Der Autor wertet zur Beantwortung der Fragen die Rechtsprechung und bisherige Literatur unter stetiger Beachtung der Praxis aus. Die Untersuchung richtet sich an die bilanz- und bankaufsichtsrechtliche Wissenschaft und Praxis.

»Freedom of Information >Despite< Network Enforcement Law? A Constitutional Consideration of the Compliance Regulations«: The NetzDG received considerable criticism during the legislative process. The compliance regulations of the NetzDG are therefore subjected to a constitutional review with regard to the freedom of information. Since the compliance regulations were found to be unconstitutional in this context, various amendment proposals are then discussed. Due to the constitutional requirements and the existing regulatory structure, an implementation of some amendment proposals are requested.

Die Arbeit stellt dar, inwieweit Werbetreibende, die durch ihre Werbung rechtswidrige Inhalte auf Internetseiten finanzieren, für die von Dritten begangenen Urheberrechtsverletzungen verantwortlich sind. Der EuGH hat in seiner Rechtsprechung zur öffentlichen Wiedergabe eine eigenständige Verletzerhaftung von Intermediären angenommen. Der Autor untersucht die daraus abgeleiteten Voraussetzungen für mittelbare Urheberrechtsverletzungen im europäischen Urheberrecht und die Konsequenzen für die Haftung von Werbetreibenden.

»Indirect Discrimination. Constitutional criticism of a questionable concept of equality«: The German legislature is constitutionally required to enact primarily gender-neutral regulations. Based on this premise the question arises whether gender-neutral provisions can bear gender-discriminatory effect. Ultimately, gender-neutral regulations do not inhere the same discriminatory quality as directly discriminatory regulations. In most cases, indirect discrimination on the basis of gender is a matter of reflecting disadvantages that result from raising children.

»The Altruistic Advancement of the General Public as a Public-Benefit Purpose: Limiting the Group of Persons Benefiting from such Advancement Based on Personal Features«According to German tax law, a corporation may claim tax privileges on account of its serving directly and exclusively public-benefit purposes. In order to claim these tax privileges, the corporation is required to serve the altruistic advancement of the general public. In his work, the author analyses whether corporations may still benefit from tax privileges if they limit the group of persons benefiting from such advancement based on personal features such as gender or nationality.

»Awarding to Public Authorities«: Public authorities are increasingly appearing themselves as bidders in procurement procedures in order to remunicipalise services of general interest. Based on EU-primary, constitutional and public procurement law, the thesis examines whether and which procurement obligations public authorities are subject to. In addition, it considers possibilities of a remunicipalisation-friendly design of the award procedure.

Seit Sommer 2019 diskutiert die Öffentlichkeit über die Entschädigungsansprüche der Hohenzollern. Anlass für die Forderungen ist die Enteignung des letzten deutschen Kronprinzen, Wilhelm von Preußen, durch die Sowjetunion nach 1945. Allerdings sieht das einschlägige Gesetz vor, dass niemand entschädigt wird, der dem kommunistischen oder dem nationalsozialistischen System »erheblichen Vorschub« geleistet hat. Dass dieser Sachverhalt kaum einfach zu klären ist, zeigen die vielen Facetten der Hohenzollerndebatte: Zunehmend verquicken sich moralische, politische, juristische und geschichtswissenschaftliche Aspekte. Das macht die öffentliche Auseinandersetzung mitunter hochemotional und polemisch.Der Sammelband sorgt für Differenzierung und Klarstellung. Beleuchtet werden die juristischen Hintergründe ebenso wie die politischen Bezüge, auch die aktuelle Debatte unter Historikern über das deutsche Kaiserreich findet Berücksichtigung. Und natürlich wird die politische Bedeutung des Kronprinzen für den Aufstieg des Nationalsozialismus in den Blick genommen. Zahlreiche renommierte Autoren, darunter Peter Brandt, Oliver Haardt, Christian Hillgruber, Frank-Lothar Kroll, Lothar Machtan und Michael Wolffsohn, bieten mit diesem Buch ein differenziertes Fundament für eine sachbezogene, multiperspektivische Diskussion über die Hohenzollern.Teaser zum Buch: https://youtu.be/2UNH5Wrax5YEinführung in die Debatte: https://youtu.be/fpOtY47tJ1I