Law

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.

Nils Meyer-Eller analyzes the challenges of sustainable investment funds, focusing on marketing through labels, which aim to guide investors but risk enabling greenwashing. While the Sustainable Finance regulation seeks to enhance transparency and trust, effective enforcement mechanisms are missing.

Is loyalty a necessary prerequisite for the success of a free society? On the one hand, loyalty means a commitment to the values of the constitutional state. On the other hand, this very state also protects the right of individuals to reject it or question its foundations. Despite this ambivalence, loyalty proves to be the stabilising bond that can ensure the protection and continuity of society when other social ties dissolve.

In the GDR, the Protestant churches developed their own legal training to maintain autonomy under socialism. In this study, the author analyses the unique education of church lawyers, highlighting its significance for church law and church-state relations in the 20th century.