This is the National Report on German Law regarding property relations in social unions, like marriage, other legally acknowledged unions, and de-facto unions. It covers heterosexual and same-sex unions. Although the special focus of the report is on international relations (international...

Prior to a recovery in 2007 and 2008, Germany's public finances had deteriorated substantially since reunification. The lack of efficient expenditure and budget rules was a crucial factor in this development. To limit future debt, proposals for a new budget rule are currently being discussed in...

This paper will address four main issues in a concise manner: o The features of the European Administrative Law o The constitutional basis of the European Administrative Law now provided by the Lisbon Treaty, and their major consequences o The possibility of an European legislation framework of...

Das Walter Hallstein-Institut für Europäisches Verfassungsrecht der Humboldt-Universität zu Berlin wurde im Oktober 1997 gegründet. Zielsetzung: Erforschung und Diskussion von Grundlagen, Strukturen und Inhalten einer europäischen Verfassungsordnung auf verfassungsvergleichender Basis Die...

The European Commission has requested the European Commission for the Efficiency of Justice (CEPEJ), Council of Europe to conduct a study by collecting and providing data on the functioning of judicial systems in the EU member States. This study is based on the facts and figures collected,...

The Study examined the different legal frameworks, procedures and practices in place in the Member States to enable third-country nationals to change migration status, as well as the conditions associated with such changes. It also looked at existing obstacles and good practices.

The aim of this EMN study is to identify similarities, differences and best practices with regard to the use of detention and alternatives to detention in the context of (Member)States’ immigration policies. ... Special attention is given to the possibility of detaining and/or providing...

This Synthesis Report presents the main findings of the second EMN Focussed Study “Establishing Identity for International Protection: Challenges and Practices”. The aim of the study is to provide an overview of important challenges facing national authorities in their efforts to establish,...

The purpose of this EMN Focussed Study 2012 was to act as a scoping exercise to better understand the key issues and challenges in relation to the intra-EU mobility of third-country nationals in the different Member States. ... The study aimed, firstly, to provide an overview of current mobility...