Law

The late-modern welfare state finds itself in a constitutionally relevant state of overload between an expansive regulatory ambition and a declining capacity to solve practical problems. Excessive taxation, high public debt, and fiscal overreach undermine both individual freedom and the legitimacy of state action.

Financial analysts, investment advisors, and financial journalists play a key role in shaping the financial opinions of private investors and are therefore subject to legal requirements. In light of the growing influence of financial influencers, the question arises as to how they should be classified from a regulatory perspective.

Cities act as a magnifying glass for social inequality; nowhere is this more evident than in housing. Anna-Katharina König explains why urban housing crises are a constitutional issue. Drawing on a comparison with South Africa, she demonstrates how property rights and social rights shape distributive conflicts over housing.