Author Archives: Andreas Moser

About Andreas Moser

I am a lawyer in Germany, with a focus on international family law, migration and citizenship law, as well as constitutional law. My other interests include long walks, train rides, hitchhiking, history, and writing stories.

My neighbourhood in London

Posted on 2011-05-22 by Andreas Moser

In preparation for my walk across England, I finally bought a camera: a Nikon Coolpix L120. Henceforth you will be able to read more blog posts with my own photographs. Not very creatively, I start with a walk around my … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Photography, Travel, UK | Tagged Bermondsey, Big Ben, Hicks House, Maltby Street, Mandela Way, Neckinger, Palace of Westminster, Prospect House, Rotherhithe, Shard London Bridge, Shard Tower, South East London, Southwark, Southwark Cathedral, Southwark Park, Spa Road, St George the Martyr, St James Church, St James Park, St James's Park, St Paul's, St Paul's Cathedral, T-34, Tate Modern, Thames, Tower Bridge, Westminster, Westminster Palace | 19 Comments

Dominique Strauss-Kahn at Rikers Island

Posted on 2011-05-18 by Andreas Moser

To those who think that the imprisonment of Dominique Strauss-Kahn, the head of International Monetary Fund, at Rikers Island prison in New York is a bit harsh, I would suggest that it rather demonstrates an ironic homage to the literature … Continue reading →

Posted in Books, France, Law, Politics, USA | Tagged Alexandre Dumas, Count of Monte Cristo, Dominique Strauss-Kahn, Edmond Dantes, IMF, Monte Cristo, New York, Nicolas Sarkozy, prison, rape, Sarkozy, Strauss-Kahn | 11 Comments

Globalisation is a Myth

Posted on 2011-05-09 by Andreas Moser

Globalisation, this concept that everyone writes about and that many people blame for their woes or use as an excuse for their policies, is in large parts a myth. Who am I to claim this? Having grown up in a … Continue reading →

Posted in China, Economics, Politics, Travel | Tagged China, Europe, geography, globalisation, globalization, Statistics, trade, universities | 6 Comments

Where have all the Thunderstorms gone?

Posted on 2011-05-08 by Andreas Moser

Last night, the weather was sticky with sweltering heat and humidity. I left the windows open throughout the night, hoping to be awoken by a thunderstorm. Yes, I love thunderstorms. Actually I like all kind of storms. But a light … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel | Tagged climate, Congo, lightning, science, storm, thunderstorm, weather | 65 Comments

May we celebrate somebody’s death?

Posted on 2011-05-03 by Andreas Moser

I admit it: when I woke up this morning to the headline “Osama Bin Laden Killed“, I reacted with surprise (about the manhunt still being actively pursued) and jubilation, as well as admiration at the execution of the operation by … Continue reading →

Posted in Law, Philosophy, Politics | Tagged al-qaida, Barack Obama, Osama bin Laden, Pakistan, Taliban, Terrorism | 7 Comments

My next adventure: Walking across England

Posted on 2011-04-28 by Andreas Moser

One danger of living in London is that there is so much to see and do that you never get out of the city to explore the rest of this island that constitutes Great Britain. I will do something against … Continue reading →

Posted in Travel, UK | Tagged adventure, camping, England, English history, Esbit, Great Britain, Hadrian's Wall, Hadrian's Wall path, hiking, Irish Sea, Limes, Newcastle, North Sea, outdoors, Romans, solitude, survival, walking | 6 Comments

The Psychological Continuity Account

Posted on 2011-04-26 by Andreas Moser

After I already published the first essay that I wrote for my MA Philosophy course at the Open University, I can now add the second essay after it has been graded and returned. This one tries to answer the question “What is … Continue reading →

Posted in Philosophy, Technology | Tagged identity, personal identity, psychological continuity | 5 Comments

London Underground (Tube) Map

Posted on 2011-04-26 by Andreas Moser

When you come to London, one of the first things you will familiarise yourself with is the map of the London Underground, also called “the tube”. Colour-coded, it is easy to navigate: However, this map is also quite misleading as … Continue reading →

Posted in London, Travel, UK | Tagged London tube, London Underground, map, Maps, metro, public transport, TfL, Transport for London, tube, underground | 7 Comments

This scammer watched “Three Kings” too often.

Posted on 2011-04-11 by Andreas Moser

Scammers seem to be shifting from Africa to the Middle East. After I was recently contacted by “the attorney of Hosni Mubarak”, I received the following, purportedly from Iraq: From: “SGT DALE KING” Sent: Mo, 28.03.2011, 23:13 Subject: From; Sgt. … Continue reading →

Posted in Cinema, Military | Tagged Iraq, Three Kings | 3 Comments

“Please RSVP”

Posted on 2011-04-06 by Andreas Moser

No, I won’t. Or only after crossing out the “please”. Because I get annoyed by people abusing language. “RSVP” is the abbreviation for the French sentence “Répondez s’il vous plaît” which translates as “Please reply”. Therefore, RSVP does not need … Continue reading →

Posted in Language | Tagged French, invitation, RSVP | 1 Comment