Law

To what extent can the time-bound nature of norms reveal a problem of legitimacy? The current volume of JöR broaches not only the issue of norms potentially losing their legitimacy or authority because of their age but also looks at innovative ways to fill them with new content that fits the changed circumstances, especially when it comes to international humanitarian law and the protection of human rights.

Richard Wunderlich examines sampling as a key element of contemporary music creation, analyzing its technical foundations and legal implications. Special focus is placed on the newly introduced pastiche exception in copyright law, offering practical guidelines for future legal assessment.

Despite sexuality having been depicted in diverse cultures throughout the ages, pornography is essentially a term of the modern Western world shaped by outmoded legal prohibitions that served to protect morality. In this study, Anja Schmidt shows how criminal law on pornography should be designed to ensure sexual autonomy. Emphasising that German criminal law has so far provided inadequate protection against image-based sexual abuse, she develops a timelier set of legal policy proposals.

Remote access options and pre-coded deactivations raise legal questions. Daniel Timmermann's study advances the academic debate by comprehensively taking stock of regulations on conflict of laws, law of obligations, copyright, property, tort, enforcement, insolvency and product safety law.