Law

Informational self-determination isolates subjects of fundamental rights, even though digital interactions are only possible within networks. An infrastructural dimension includes participation rights and a right to disconnect inspired by already existing forms of digital commons.

What methods underlie judicial decisions, and what significance do they have? Nico Bilski challenges widespread preconceptions and demonstrates that the value-laden nature of legal decisions does not mark the end of methodological reflection, but rather the beginning of its necessity.

To what extent can legal doctrine benefit from the theory of science? On the basis of three influential currents of the 20th century - logical empiricism, falsificationism and historical epistemology - Johannes Herb analyzes how legal knowledge moves in the conflicting fields of normativity and context.

The new edition presents a fundamentally revised draft legislation together with its explanatory memorandum, incorporates recent medical developments, updates the comparative legal perspective, and analyses the latest jurisprudence on the right to a self-determined death. At the same time, it outlines the legal framework for possible reform.