Law

Vincent Stangenberg examines the principle of alignment in European conflict and jurisdiction law, addressing the interplay between jurisdiction and applicable law. He explores the benefits of domestic law application, challenges in foreign law usage, and advocates reforms such as specialized chambers and modern technologies.

In real life, bodies of persons are qualitatively heterogeneous and present in large numbers. The frequently assumed individual legal character of the legal system and the state-citizen relationship seems to contradict this actual finding. Daniel Dürrschmidt shows that, despite this, the state-citizen relationship is open to supra-individual extensions.

Constitutional interpretation has a strong factual side. To fully understand the phenomenon of judicial constitutional evolution and to be able to properly assess specific interpretations, due attention must be paid to implicit assumptions about reality and how a specific interpretation affects it.

What role should central banks play in addressing the climate crisis? Gregor Laudage explores the concept of a 'green' monetary policy. He distinguishes between three different approaches, assessing the extent to which the ECB is pursuing them and addressing the question of whether it is permitted or obliged to adopt such policies.