This chapter looks briefly at some of the factors involved in financial centre development and in the competition to be one of the leading, global financial centres. Overall, the conclusion which emerges is that the development of financial centres is an evolutionary process of strategically...

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...