Law

The new edition of this successful textbook provides an up-to-date comprehensive overview of administrative law. A new focus is placed on the digitalization of public administration. The range of learning materials has been further improved through new case studies and overviews for students, supplemented by additional digital resources.

Rudolf von Jhering (1818-1892) was one of the leading Roman lawyers in nineteenth century Germany and famously developed a sophisticated methodology for the »Begriffsjurisprudenz« (conceptual jurisprudence) of his time. At mid-career, however, he turned to a sociological and instrumentalist jurisprudence and shaped twentieth century legal thought in Germany and beyond, especially in the United States.

Technological advancements make algorithmic personalization of consumer prices more likely. Jakob Metzger analyzes the socio-economic impact of personalized prices, develops a legal definition and examines the current regulatory framework as well as possible future measures like improved disclosure, reference prices, or a tax.

In its 1981 landmark decision on expropriation (the so-called "Nassauskiesungsbeschluss“), the German Federal Constitutional Court sparked a doctrinal development that resulted in a strictly formal concept of expropriation. Interference with property that it does not aim to procure is considered a regulatory measure and falls outside its scope. As opposed to expropriation, there is no constitutional requirement that necessitates compensation. The author challenges this view, providing a counternarrative of the right to property which is based on the wording of the German Basic Law and on the norms of international and European law as well as on comparative law considerations.