The article deals with the upcoming issue of liability of online-platforms, not only from the perspective of tort law rather than also from a contractual view. If platforms may be obliged to check identity or (mis-) behaviour of market participants is a question not only relevant for financial...

The growth in numbers of, and of capital managed by, hedge funds as well as their activities have spurred a debate about regulation of hedge funds worldwide. In Germany, however, the discussion focused on the hedge funds' voting behavior and their investment strategies, which is due to the...

Study on the Liability of Internet Intermediaries - EU Commission (MARKT/2006/09/E). Report drafted for the EU Commission on the state of implementation in the single member States of the e-commerce directive (2000/31/EC)

Review of: Code and other Laws of Cyberspace. By Lawrence Lessig. 1999. Basic Books: New York, NY

The concept of path dependence can be used to challenge the widespread view that the corporate governance systems of the major advanced economies are likely to converge towards the economically best system at a rapid pace. This paper argues that it is important for the discussion of path...