In the discussion about a universal basic income, the dimension of conditionality comes up frequently in the context of work requirements for social security policies. In these exchanges one aspect that comes up frequently is the costs of a universal social policy. In this article we apply a...

[Einleitung ...] Stets haben Menschen ihr Zusammenleben unter Akzeptanz gewisser Ungleichheiten gestaltet, die zu Konflikten führen können. In europäischer Manier kann das Christentum über die Legitimation Gottes die Vorteile der Herrschenden lange Zeit verteidigen. Mit der Aufklärung...

Why does the government not defect from the constitution? This article focuses on the dynamic restraints the government faces under the rule of law: violations against unconstitutional laws are not punished under the constitution. If a violating government cannot commit itself never to reinstall...