Law

Rudolf von Jhering (1818-1892) was one of the leading Roman lawyers in nineteenth century Germany and famously developed a sophisticated methodology for the »Begriffsjurisprudenz« (conceptual jurisprudence) of his time. At mid-career, however, he turned to a sociological and instrumentalist jurisprudence and shaped twentieth century legal thought in Germany and beyond, especially in the United States.

By applying post-categorical approaches and transferring civil liberties dogmatics, Luisa Lehning develops a dogmatic framework that identifies multidimensional inequalities that have previously been overlooked in legal terms and makes it possible to determine their specific intensity for members of marginalized groups.

As one of three borrowing authorisations of the debt brake (Schuldenbremse), the cyclical component allows and requires borrowing and repayment depending on overall economic development. Manuel Ackermann examines how it has realigned fiscal policy since the 1960s and made it verifiable for the first time.

In an increasingly secularised society, the influence of traditional religious actors is waning, even though they continue to play a significant role in public life. This volume examines these developments from the perspective of religious constitutional and Protestant church law.