Kategoria BISAC: Law >> Civil Law

Der deutsche Krankenhausmarkt befindet sich im Wandel. Im Rahmen der Modernisierung des deutschen Gesundheitswesens nimmt der Begriff des Wettbewerbs eine immer wichtigere Rolle ein. Zwar sind Krankenhauser Leistungserbringer in der gesetzlichen Krankenversicherung, jedoch wird die Materie massgeblich durch die Planungs- und Mitfinanzierungsverantwortung der Lander gepragt, die derzeit wieder Gegenstand rechtspolitischer Kontroverse ist. Der Rechtsschutz ist einer der praxisrelevantesten Bereiche des Krankenhausrechts. In dieser Arbeit werden insbesondere Fragen des...

This title will appeal to academics and researchers in the field of contract law; academics with an interest in socio-legal studies; legal scholars.

This volume addresses the role of the judge and the parties in civil litigation in mainland China, Hong Kong and various European jurisdictions. It provides an overview and an analysis of how these respective roles have been changed in order to cope with growing caseloads and quality demands. It also shows the different approaches chosen in the jurisdictions covered.

Mainland China is introducing far-reaching reforms in its system of civil litigation. From an inquisitorial procedure, in which the parties play a relatively minor role, the country is changing to a more adversarial...

The volume describes and analyzes how the costs of litigation in civil procedure are distributed in key countries around the world. It compares the various approaches, draws general conclusions from that comparison, and presents global trends as well as common problems and solutions. In particular, the book deals with three principal questions: First, who pays for civil litigation costs, i.e., to what extent do losers have to make winners whole? Second, how much money is at stake, i.e., how expensive is civil litigation in the respective jurisdictions? And third, whose money is ultimately...

This book contains an overview of the existing regulatory landscape for biobank research in the Western world and some critical chapters to show how regulations and ethical frameworks are developed and work. How should international sharing work? How do we design an ethically informed consent?

Biobank research and genomic information are changing the way we look at health and medicine. Genomics challenge our values and have always been controversial and difficult to regulate. In the future lies the promise of tailored medical treatments and pharmacogenomics but the borders between...

This volume presents global and comparative perspectives on the perpetual pendular movement of family law between status and contract. It contributes to the topical academic debate on family law exceptionalism by exploring the blurred lines between public law, private law and family law, and sheds light on the many shades of grey that exist. The contributions focus on both substantive and procedural family law on parents and children and on life partners, with particular attention for contractual arrangements of family formations and of conflict resolution. The hypothesis underlying all...