Law

Lea Katharina Kumkar explores the scope and limits of non-contractual governance mechanisms in the digital domain. She formulates a theoretical framework for rule-setting grounded in subjective rights and assesses its suitability as a regulatory basis for digital services.

While damages are still primarily attributed a compensatory function in German law, prevention and effective law enforcement are also increasingly recognised as legitimate purposes of tort law in more and more areas. This volume retraces these developments and looks to the future.

Since the first edition was published 20 years ago, this large-scale commentary on the German Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) has established itself as an indispensable standard work in corporate law. Written by renowned experts from academia and practice, the work combines rigorous scholarly standards with strong practical relevance.

The categories that protect the individual also limit it. Based on Hegel's concept of freedom, Nils Weinberg develops a concept of legal identity as a »form of freedom« of liberal anti-discrimination law: freedom means self-determination in relation to others and requires dynamic, not arbitrary legal categories.