Law

The recognition of rights of nature shapes environmental law debates worldwide. Its weaknesses emerge in balancing species and climate protection during renewable energy expansion. Collective actions by associations (Verbandsklagen) offer a more coherent alternative.

The idea of recognizing nature as a legal entity has gained considerable momentum worldwide in recent years. Jula Zenetti examines the key question for our legal system in question: To which extent could nature benefit from the recognition of rights of nature also in EU law and German law?

The book takes up the ongoing debates about the concept of the legal relationship and confirms its presence at all levels of law. The approach, based on a legal relationship opens up new perspectives at key issues of legal theory, doctrine and practice as well as contributes to the emergence of a field of study focusing on the legal relationship.

How should Europe be defended militarily in the future? Laura Maria Wolfstädter examines the need for and the limits of the Europeanization of defense equipment, with a particular focus on the operational level, and outlines the concept of a future European Defense Union.