Law

The volume offers insights into the challenges of internationalisation and digitalisation across various legal fields. With thirteen expert contributions on topics like data protection, criminal law, criminal procedure, civil procedure, and banking regulation, this volume is an essential resource in the digital era.

Gender is a complex construct. The question of what constitutes gender has been the subject of both academic and socio-political discourse for decades and has received renewed attention through the German Act on Self-Determination. Susanna Roßbach explores legal gender recognition under German law and asks if it is (still) necessary.

How can we protect freedom of choice and other consumer rights when it comes to digital gatekeepers? And how can we ensure that European fundamental rights are upheld in the digital sphere? In this timely study, Alexander Kirk argues that consumer protection and fundamental rights must be brought together in European platform regulation.

What is the relationship between the individual and the collective, between individuality and collectivity, in German and Japanese law? This volume delves into this question from both intra- and interdisciplinary perspectives, seeking to uncover the individualistic and collectivistic dimensions inherent in each legal system.