Search results for ""Author Ben Köhler""

Menschliche "Schwärme", also lose verbundene und nicht hierarchische Personenmehrheiten, stellen das Recht vielfach vor bekannte und neue Regulierungsaufgaben. Wesentliche Treiber der losen Zusammenschlüsse sind Kommunikationsplattformen im Internet. Sie halten die Infrastruktur bereit, auf der sich die Schwarmdynamik entfalten kann. So entsteht eine emergente Kollektivität, die ebenso Chancen wie auch Regulierungsherausforderungen mit sich bringt. Besonders deutlich zeigt sich dies im Phänomen des Shitstorms: Eine Vielzahl von teils geringfügigen Einzelbeiträgen hat insgesamt erhebliche Auswirkungen auf das Leben des Geschädigten. Auch in andere Rechtsgebiete dringen "Schwärme" vor: Besondere Prominenz haben etwa "wilde Streiks" im Arbeitsrecht oder das swarm trading im Kapitalmarktrecht erlangt. Der vorliegende Band rückt das Phänomen der emergenten Kollektivität ins Zentrum der Betrachtung, um sich den genannten rechtlichen Herausforderungen zu nähern.

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Proportionality is a ubiquitous concept in law. While mostly associated with fundamental rights review, it also plays an important role in private law. In this context, proportionality requirements can be the result of both traditional private law reasoning and the influence of constitutional law. The present volume aims to explore different forms and functions of proportionality in selected private law contexts and jurisdictions. The contributions cover constitutional and theoretical underpinnings of proportionality's role in private law as well as specific examples of how proportionality affects private law in different areas and across different jurisdictions. They include perspectives on German and US-American private, procedural, and constitutional law as well as a special focus on the European dimension.

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As one of the most important international organisations in the sphere of international trade law, UNCITRAL aims to further the progressive unification of the law of international trade. This comprehensive Companion delineates the range of issues considered at UNCITRAL, as well as assessing the potential for future work and reforms.Split into four key thematic sections, the book starts by providing an institutional background to UNCITRAL, before moving on to discuss the topic of dispute resolution, including contributions on international arbitration, mediation, and online dispute resolution. Further chapters then explore key topics in international contract law, especially relating to the United Nations Convention on Contracts for the International Sale of Goods. The final section of the Companion consists of chapters on a variety of matters considered at UNCITRAL, namely, micro, small and medium-sized businesses; insolvency; secured transactions; negotiable instruments; public procurement; electronic commerce and transport law. A diverse selection of contributors from a variety of legal backgrounds come together to present the past, present and future prospects of UNCITRAL instruments.

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