Geschädigte von unternehmerischer Tätigkeit im Globalen Süden können zumeist weder die gaststaatliche Konzern- oder Zulieferergesellschaft noch die entsprechende Mutter- oder Abnehmergesellschaft aus dem Globalen Norden in Anspruch nehmen. Paul Meder unter-sucht die einschlägigen...

This paper discusses the German conflict of law rules as they apply to companies (ie, the private international law of companies in Germany). Amongst others, it addresses the connecting factor, the scope of the lex societatis, outreach statutes and the possibility of reincorporations in German...

The relationship between public and private international law is a topic which has long been debated, and which remains highly controversial. Despite an increasing range of scholarship looking at connections between the two fields, some modern public and private international lawyers would doubt...

This report examines Corporate Social Responsibility (CSR) in Germany. To this aim, it first takes a closer look at the German definition of CSR as well as the enforcement of CSR rules by the German government and its agencies (at A.). It then assesses the ways in which CSR standards are or may...

In times of (discussions about) globalisation, due attention must be given to the operation of rules of private international law. Examination of the ongoing developments in private international law itself and in private international law in its interaction with other disciplines from the...

One of the basic dilemmas of conflicts law, or private international law (PIL), is whether, in choosing the law applicable to cases involving conflicts of laws, one should aim for: (1) the law of the proper state without concern for the "justness" of the particular result ("conflict justice");...