Law

Conflicts in e-commerce are increasingly settled not by courts but by private companies through buyer protection procedures. Martin von Villiez examines their legal basis, their effects on contractual relationships, and reviews the legal limits of such procedures.

The monetary and economic reform of June 1948 is considered the birth of the social market economy in Germany. Melvin John examines the history of ideas that led to the liberalisation of consumer goods prices at that time, probing in particular the theoretical works of Ludwig Erhard.

Oscar Weller looks at the life of Norman Bentwich, the first Attorney General in the British League of Nations Mandate of Palestine. Bentwich was a committed Zionist and at the same time the highest legal official in the British Mandate administration. This conflict of interests renders Bentwich a fascinating figure in legal history.

The contributions in this volume analyse the challenges facing and regulatory options open to the law of twin (green and digital) transitions. To this end, digital technologies should be geared towards ecological sustainability that accelerates sustainable transformation.