This book deals with Vitoria, Charles V and Erasmus. Vitoria’s ideas had a major influence on Charles V and his European and American policy. In turn, Erasmus’ humanism was decisive in the formation of a new international order intellectually discussed by Vitoria and put into practice by the Emperor. Meer
This volume addresses contemporary challenges, enabled by modern technology, that concern upholding freedom of speech where it conflicts with social rights, such as respect for private and family life, and with economic rights, such as the freedom to conduct business or the right to free movement. Meer
This open access book is the outcome of a Global Forum on Innovation, Intellectual Property and Access to Medicines held in December 2019 at the Max Plank Instititute in Munich, organised by the South Centre and the Max Plank Institute. Meer
This book addresses theoretical problems concerning legal evidence. The concept of evidence is expected to fulfill a number of distinct roles in science and philosophy, but also in legal theory and law, some of which are complementary, while others are conflicting. Meer
This text, edited by experienced academic and private otolaryngologists at different points in their careers, as well as an attorney, reviews the current literature related to otolaryngology malpractice litigation, and discusses strategies to decrease liability and enhance patient safety. Meer
The law persists because people have reasons to comply with its rules. What characterizes those reasons is their interdependence: each of us only has a reason to comply because he or she expects the others to comply for the same reasons. Meer
We cannot see the world as it is because we face it in a 'contaminated' vein. That is, our conceptual scheme and biological constitution condition our world view. Meer
How can the power of constitutional judges to overturn parliamentary choices on the basis of their own reading of the constitution, be reconciled with fundamental democratic principles which assign the supreme role in the political system to parliaments? Meer
The study presented in this book was entered upon by me from a legal point of view. 'Legal logic' has been known for a long time, concerning itself with the methodology of legal and in particular judicial reasoning. Meer
Sabine Rödel stellt die Grundkonzeption der Einkünftequalifikation anhand des Tatbestandskatalogs des § 8 AStG unter Berücksichtigung der funktionalen Betrachtungsweise dar, wobei sie besonderen Wert auf die Einkünfte aus Gewinnausschüttungen von Kapitalgesellschaften sowie die Einkünfte aus Realisationstatbeständen legt. Meer
Stefan Schröcker zeigt, dass das Datenschutzrecht die Abwicklung von Verschmelzungen weder blockieren noch grundlegend behindern kann und darf. Allerdings müssen die Anforderungen des Datenschutzrechts auch in den einzelnen Phasen einer Verschmelzung gleichsam beachtet und die Interessen der Beteiligten sowie der Betroffenen sorgsam gegeneinander abgewogen werden. Meer