Law

Ernst Friesenhahn (1901-1984) was one of the first judges of the Federal Constitutional Court. Max Stötzel pays tribute to the life and work of this underestimated jurist, who experienced three constitutional upheavals and made a significant contribution to the establishment of the rule of law in the Federal Republic of Germany.

We live in an algorithm-driven and digitalized world in which human behavior is increasingly replaced by information and communication technology. This trend toward digitalization also affects capital markets, where algorithmic trading and its regulation is a prime example of the shift from human behavior to full automation.

Anna Henriette Weininger analyses the role of alternative assessment in environmental law. In her study, she highlights its diverse legal foundations, its procedural significance between environmental protection and efficiency, and outlines perspectives for the future development of environmental procedure law.

Viktoria Kraetzig develops a paradigm for the interface of doctrinal concepts in the European multi-level system. According to it, national law and EU law are linked in such a way that EU law establishes requirements for national private law in terms of its substance and, in some cases, its form, but never in terms of its doctrinal principles.