Law

Clearly establishing the debtor's assets is essential for the success of enforcement proceedings. Based on an analysis of German, French and transnational law, Karin Arnold proposes harmonised rules on the transparency of debtors' assets to improve cross-border enforcement in the European Union.

Jan Schröder's Recht als Wissenschaft has quickly become a new classic on the history of legal methodology. The contributors to the present volume provide a commentary on Schröder's book by taking a critical look at its narratives and periodisations. In doing so, they attempt to inspire and lay the foundations for future research.

According to the Basic Law, political parties participate in the formation of political will, even though other political associations also contribute to this process as democratic intermediaries. Therefore, constitutional law should address the deficits of political parties and make better use of the democratic potential of political associations.

Karoline Maria Linzbach examines how informational self-determination has developed into a kind of super-fundamental right. Starting from its roots in the dangers of modern data processing, she examines the concretization of the general freedom right enshrined in Art. 2 para. 1 of the German Basic Law (GG) within the legitimizing framework of liberal democracy. Interrelated dogmas, such as hypothetical new data collection, the chilling effect, and additive interventions, are examined in terms of their legal effectiveness and subjected to a legitimization-oriented critique.