The Reich Animal Protection Act of Nazi Germany, passed on 24th November 1933, was the first animal protection law that was binding for the whole territory of the Reich, and contained detailed administrative rules. Even abroad, it was deemed to be highly advanced and exemplary; a substantially revision did not take place until the passing of the Animal Protection Act on 24th July 1972. The Reich Animal Protection Act had a clear political objective and was meant to give the regime a "humane touch" in the eyes of the general public, while at the same time denigrating Jews as animal tormentors...

Veranderungen in der Organisationsstruktur der Bundesrepublik Deutschland sind auf allen demokratischen Entscheidungsebenen unseres Staates - den Kommunen, den Landern und beim Bund - festzustellen. Wegen des damit verbundenen Abschieds von der verfassungsrechtlich gebotenen burokratischen Amtsherrschaft muss die BRD heute als Staat ohne wirkliche Exekutive verstanden werden. Hinzu kommt, dass durch die Monopolisierung der staatlichen Willensbildung bei den politischen Parteien und durch die fragwurdige demokratische Legitimation der Europaischen Union auch die zentrale Forderung des...

Das Notariat in Hannover ist in seiner Gesamtheit bislang kaum erforscht. Dies gilt sowohl fur seine Personal- als auch fur seine Kodifikationsgeschichte. Mit seiner umfassenden Analyse der Hannover'schen Notariatsgeschichte schliesst Tobias Roeder nun diese Lucke. Er untersucht nicht nur das staatsrechtliche Verstandnis des Notariatsrechts sowie dessen spezialrechtliche Ausgestaltung, sondern beleuchtet immer auch deren machtpolitische Entstehungsbedingungen.

English summary: Anyone investigating legislation which applies to the 'relinquishing of property on estates' will want to consider its practical significance. The fact that in the recent past a series of Supreme Court rulings have been made, indicates that legislation does in fact have practical relevance. Nevertheless, the subject has received little attention from the legal system. With this in mind the author studies the theme from both historical perspectives as well present specifications, and also takes into account court decisions taken in the recent past. German description: Wer sich...

English summary: A precondition for every judical decision is an awareness for the correct relationship and differentiation between the law and justice. The art in this process of resolving an arising conflict of interests lies, after due thought, in the resolute conclusion that a just solution is not simply to be found in a preordained idea of justice but must be sought for each case. The lawyers experience of the solutions in similar situations gives him the necessary direction in which he must seek a just decision. This book sets out to develop this thesis in three steps by surveying the...

English summary: The unconditional surrender of 1945, ended the German sovereign government and its administrative activity. The project to create an all new German state by the victorious powers failed due to the emerging east and west conflict. The British military government initiated its own constitutional development in its zone, by permitting democratic parties, arranging democratic local elections and, establishing autonomous states which could later insert themselves in the federal structures up to the establishment of the Federal Republic of Germany. This book describes the path of...