This paper is the national report for Germany prepared for the to the 20th General Congress of the International Academy of Comparative Law 2018 and gives an overview of the regulation of crowdfunding in Germany and the typical design of crowdfunding campaigns under this legal framework. After a...

This paper examines how labor mobility restrictions such as non-compete clauses in employment contracts affect the incentives and resulting behavior of employees. Using the investment industry as a testing laboratory, we find that mutual fund managers respond to heightened career concerns due to...

Public-private partnership (PPP) contracts are frequently used in the provision of public services. One of the key points to consider in these contracts (and from which much of its convenience derives) is the allocation of risks to the party that has the best capacity to avoid them or, if they...

The rapid expansion of sharing economy platforms has generated enormous controversy. Law and the "Sharing Economy" closely examines the challenges that arise from this phenomenon with regard to labour, market, technology and regulation through a legal and interdisciplinary lens. The controversy...

The Law and Governance of the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank' is among the first to offer an incisive introduction to the Asian Infrastructure Investment Bank?s (AIIB) law and governance, which are now essentially in place. The AIIB, which began operations in 2016 and now has an approved...

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Suche nach möglichen Rechtfertigungen für zwingende Bestimmungen im Privatrecht. Da das Privatrecht stark vom Prinzip der Privatautonomie geprägt ist, werfen zwingende Bestimmungen die grundsätzliche Frage auf, ob diese wirklich notwendig...

This book offers different perspectives on China?s business and law. It aims to offer an introduction into both theoretical and practical aspects of China?s law on foreign related business affairs. This comprises economic and political background information, including China?s economic evolution...

"Controversy shrouds sharing economy platforms. It stems partially from the platforms' economic impact, which is felt most acutely in certain sectors: Uber drivers compete with taxi drivers; Airbnb hosts compete with hotels. Other consequences lie elsewhere: Uber is associated with a trend...