Polling suggests the German federal elections on 23 February could produce a fragmented outcome. Valentin Kreilinger argues the time when Germany could act as a source of political stability for the EU now appears long gone. Germany’s federal elections on 23 February will be a crucial moment for the country. The elections were called following … Read more
On 12 November 2024, the European Court of Human Rights (ECtHR) decided the case of R.F. and Others v. Germany (no. 46808/16). The case concerned a rainbow family consisting of the first applicant as the genetic mother, the second applicant as her registered partner and birth mother, and the applicant as their joint child. They … Read more
Image by Aristal Branson from Pixabay Part 1 of this post provided an overview of the relevant provisions of the AI Act and explored enforcement via Section 823(2) of the German Civil Code. This part 2 will look at enforcement via Section 3a of the German Act Against Unfair Competition, compare the two methods of … Read more
Image by Aristal Branson from Pixabay The EU AI Act contains some provisions that have a copyright connection. Examples are the obligation for providers of general-purpose AI models to establish a policy to respect the rights reservation in Art. 4(3) DSM Directive 2019/790 (Art. 53(1)(c) AI Act) and their obligation to provide a sufficiently detailed … Read more
During her 16 years as German chancellor, Angela Merkel was frequently praised for her leadership. Yet as John Ryan argues, many of the problems currently facing Germany have their origins in the decisions she made while in power. Chancellor Angela Merkel was a successful politician with four consecutive election victories between 2005 and 2017. On … Read more
