The paper deals with the complexity of legal norms and the instrument the German constitutional law establishes to control it, namely the requirement of normative clarity. First, I introduce a definition of complexity of written legal norms, conceptualized by their density (number of items to be...

The paper deals with the complexity of legal norms and the instrument the German constitutional law establishes to control it, namely the requirement of normative clarity. First, I introduce a definition of complexity of written legal norms, conceptualized by their density (number of items to be...

Rational choice approaches to customary international law have gained in prominence in recent years. Although becoming increasingly sophisticated, they are not able to explain all phenomena of customary international law. This contribution claims that there are two different types of unwritten...

Regelmäßig wird von Seiten der Geberländer im deutschen Länderfinanzausgleich der Vorschlag vorgebracht, das Land Berlin in ein „direktes Bundesgebiet“ umzuwandeln, das nach dem Vorbild von Washington,D. C. direkt vom Bund finanziert werden sollte. Begründet wird dies mit sogenannten...