Law

Can blockchain technology create a balanced secondary market for digital goods and thus enable the application of copyright exhaustion in the digital environment? Zoi Michalopoulou develops criteria for the formation of a technical standard for the resale of digital copies of works.

Markus C. Kerber examines the ECB's monetary policy, identifying what he regards as ultra vires acts exceeding the powers conferred by the TFEU. He also critically analyzes the emergence of euro-rescue funds which, together with the ECB, have created an increasingly autonomous financial governance structure.

The volume offers a comparative legal analysis of the position of Evangelical Reformed churches in Polish and German religion-state law, examining their constitutional status, diaconal work, and digital transformation against the backdrop of societal change following the Covid-19 pandemic.

Democracy requires transparency from those who hold power. In a party-based democracy, this principle must also apply to the activities of political parties. At the same time, European data protection law establishes confidentiality as the default. Conflicts are therefore inevitable. Fabian M. Müller explores ways of resolving these tensions.