jurisprudence

Das Medium des Rechts ist seine Sprache: Ohne Wörter und Sätze kein Paragraph und kein Gesetzbuch, kein anwaltlicher Schriftsatz und kein richterliches Urteil. Die Juristerei ist im Kern ein Kampf um Begriffe. Der diesjährigen Aufsatzwettbewerb lädt dazu ein, Rechtssprache einmal aus einer anderen Perspektive zu betrachten: In welcher Sprache sollen Gesetze formuliert sein? Mit welcher Sprache sollen Juristen Recht denken, finden und sprechen? Konkret: Ist die Rechtsprache eine Fachsprache, die nur Eingeweihten zugänglich ist und sein soll? Oder können und...

The present 12th volume of the publication series of the Hessian Lawyers' Foundation is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2020 on the topic "LegalTech: Curse or blessing for the legal profession? If law is automated - what does that mean for the profession of lawyer?” Christian Solmecke, LL.M., Managing Director of the cloud-based law firm management software Legalvisio and one of the most distinguished lawyers in the field of digitization, selected the works collected...

Manche Auseinandersetzungen innerhalb einer Zivilgesellschaft werden schnell sehr emotional geführt und ziviler Ungehorsam wird als probates und/oder (einzig?) effektives Mittel zum Erreichen oder zur Abwehr bestimmter Ziele angesehen. Hierfür stehen etwa die „68er“, „Brokdorf“, „Gorleben“, „Hambacher Forst“, „Black Lives Matter“, „Fridays for Future“ und ganz aktuell die Aktionen der „Letzten Generation“. Personen mit unterschiedlichen Wertvorstellungen begegnen sich nicht nur friedlich und unvoreingenommen im Diskurs. Die Grenzen des Rechtsstaats werden ausgetestet. Doch wo verlaufen sie? Wahrnehmung berechtigter Interessen durch friedliche Sitzblockade...

The present volume 11 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2019 on the topic "Much ado about nothing? A firework of arguments on collective punishment in sport”. Prof. Dr. Anne Jakob, specialist lawyer for sports law, and Dr. Jörg Dauernheim, co-editor of the "Reichert-Handbuch des Vereins- und Verbandsrechtes", selected the four works presented here from the many submissions from all over Germany...

The Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association has been holding a student essay competition on current legal topics for 10 years now. The number of works submitted, but especially their high quality, confirms our concern to offer students a suitable forum and to send Hessian impulses into the legal world. We are pleased that some of the topics of the previous competitions and the works submitted have now gained importance far beyond Hesse. With various contributions to the questions we...

The present volume 10 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the Foundation in 2018 on the topic "Proposals for the reform of asylum law in Germany". Lawyer Prof. Dr. Roland Fritz, M.A., former President of the Administrative Court in Frankfurt am Main, and Dr. Stefan Fuhrmann, Chief Magistrate Director and Head of the Legal Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, selected the seven...

The present volume 9 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2017 on the topic "Help - my judge wears a burqa". Dr. Klaus Maier, judge at the Frankfurt am Main Higher Regional Court, selected the seven works presented here from the many submissions from all over Germany in the essay competition; the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association awarded it a monetary...

The present volume 8 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2016 on the topic "Internet crime is booming - does the criminal code need an update?" Dr. Benjamin Krause, public prosecutor at the Central Office for Combating Cybercrime (ZIT) of the General Public Prosecutor's Office in Frankfurt am Main, selected the six works presented here from the many submissions from all over...

When in the summer of 2014 young legal scholars and students from Cambodia, Germany and the US gathered at the Cambodian capital of Phnom Penh to participate in the iipsl Summer School 2014 on Inter-national Criminal Law and Human Rights Law a long term project of Elisa Hoven and months of preparation became reality.1 This publication bears witness to its success and brings together essays from participants and lecturers of the Summer School. Details Title: Contemporary Issues in International Criminal...

The present volume 7 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the Foundation in 2015 on the topic "From Brokdorf to Blockupy and Pegida. Is the current assembly law still up to date?“.Dr. Rainald Gerster, President of the Frankfurt Administrative Court and Dr. Stefan Fuhrmann, Chief Magistrate Director, Head of the Legal Office of the City of Frankfurt am Main, selected the six works presented here...

The working group on international criminal law was founded in 2005. It offers a forum for the exchange of ideas between German-speaking international criminal law experts from practice and academia. The working group meets once a year. Details Title: 10 years working group on international criminal law Subtitle: Birthday gifts from science and practice Author: Prof. Dr. Claus Kress Series: Cologne writings on peacekeeping law Edition: 1st edition Band: 5 Publisher: Prof. Dr. Claus Kress Released: 1st edition 04/27/2015 Subject:...

The present volume 5 of the publication series of the Foundation of the Hessian Lawyers' Association is based on a student essay competition advertised by the foundation in 2013 on the subject "From the control of the court to the satisfaction of the information needs of society - is there a functional change in the 'public' of court proceedings ' (§ 169 GVG)?“. Prof. Dr. dr h.c. Ulfried Neumann, Professor of Criminal Law, Criminal Procedure Law, Legal Philosophy and Legal...