In designing central bank digital currencies (CBDCs), it is imperative that central banks carefully consider its legal foundations. As with any form of money, CBDCs require a solid basis under public and private law to provide it with the necessary legal certainty and political support that will...

In today’s digitally interconnected world, copyright infringement frequently crosses national borders, presenting complex legal challenges for effective enforcement of intellectual property rights in general, and copyright in particular. This paper examines the challenges associated with...

Die gesamte funktionale Selbstverwaltung, insbesondere die Handwerksorganisation, setzt auf das Engagement von ehrenamtlich Tätigen. In der Praxis besteht jedoch zum Teil Klärungsbedarf hinsichtlich der Rechte und Pflichten der ehrenamtlich Tätigen. Die Untersuchung geht dieser Fragestellung...

Die gesamte funktionale Selbstverwaltung, insbesondere die Handwerksorganisation, setzt auf das Engagement von ehrenamtlich Tätigen. In der Praxis besteht jedoch zum Teil Klärungsbedarf hinsichtlich der Rechte und Pflichten der ehrenamtlich Tätigen. Die Untersuchung geht dieser Fragestellung...

This introduction to Methodology in Private Law Theory: Between New Private Law and Rechtsdogmatik (Thilo Kuntz and Paul B. Miller, eds., Oxford University Press, forthcoming) provides a thematic overview methodological questions and positions taken in contemporary American and German private...

In the common law legal system, the main sources of law are habits that live in society as a legal culture, as well as agreements that have been agreed upon by the parties. Meanwhile, in the civil law legal system, the regulations set by the government are the main source of law. There are two...

Administrative law has the objective of protecting individuals from the possible abuse that they can encounter from powerful administrative branch of the government. This law also governs the conditions and procedures in which administrative decisions can be reviewed by court. However, judicial...

This article considers how private international law in Asia and Hong Kong is developing and should be developed, through both theoretical and practical aspects as evidenced in both research and teaching. It considers what is entailed when speaking of the concept of an “Asian private...