Category Archives: Germany

Malta and Germany swap refugees

Posted on 2011-11-25 by Andreas Moser

The Times of Malta reports: A group o 152 sub-saharan Africans will be leaving Malta to embark on a new life in Germany on Tuesday. All had arrived in Malta after the outbreak of the crisis in Libya. They are 43 … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Germany, Immigration Law, Malta, Travel | 10 Comments

Putting the real Apple into your Computer

Posted on 2011-09-04 by Andreas Moser

Some technological advances make me shake my head with incredulity. After I have painfully learnt that some people talk about their computer when they talk about an “Apple”, they could now be referring to the real fruit after all: A … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Law, Technology | Tagged Apple, computers, fruits, I-Pad, I-Phone, internet, Mundraub, nature, progress, social media, trees | 5 Comments

10 FAQ on Inheritance Law in Germany – updated 2023

Posted on 2011-08-18 by Andreas Moser

I have noticed that I receive many e-mails with the same questions, so I have begun to post the most frequent questions – and of course the answers to them – for everyone to read. For free, can you believe that?! … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, German Law, Germany, Law | Tagged estate law, forced heirship, inheritance, inheritance law, inheritance tax, testament | 367 Comments

Strangers on a train

Posted on 2011-03-26 by Andreas Moser

I like long train journeys because they provide me with the time to read books, magazines and newspapers. Once, on a train in Germany, I was reading a newspaper or a news magazine. Across the table sat a man who … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Travel | Tagged books, der Fremde im Zug, Hitchcock, newspapers, politeness, reading, Strangers on a train, time, train, waste of time | 6 Comments

Deutsche Aussenpolitik schafft sich ab.

Posted on 2011-03-18 by Andreas Moser

Nach Wochen des Mordens, Bombardierens und apokalyptischen Schwadronierens durch den libyschen Führer Gaddafi hatte die Weltgemeinschaft in Form des UN-Sicherheitsrates ausnahmsweise mal selbst genug von den ewigen “Ermahnungen”, “Aufforderungen” und “dringenden Bitten”, mit denen sonst auf Menschenrechtsverletzungen reagiert wird. Vor … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, Human Rights, Libya, Military, Politics | Tagged Human Rights | 50 Comments

Mandela deserves better

Posted on 2011-02-18 by Andreas Moser

The mail delivery centres where you have to pick up the parcels that are too big to be squeezed through the letter slot, are rarely housed in beautiful buildings or located in enticing parts of the city. My local Royal … Continue reading →

Posted in Germany, London, Politics, Travel, UK | Tagged Amberg, Invictus, Madiba, Mandela, Mandela Way, Nürnberg, Nelson Mandela, Nelson-Mandela-Platz, Nuremberg, Panzer, parcel, post, Royal Mail, South Africa, T-34, tank, train station | 3 Comments

Merger Control of a different kind

Posted on 2011-02-01 by Andreas Moser

With merger control, governments and courts usually try to prevent companies from joining forces and forming a monopoly that would have negative effects for the market and for consumers. A court in Germany has now stopped a merger of a … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Germany, Politics | Tagged courts, democracy, DVU, elections, free market, Fusionskontrolle, Germany, M & A, München, Mecklenburg-Vorpommern, merger, merger control, monopoly, Munich, Nazis, Neo-Nazis, NPD | 1 Comment

Frauenquoten – warum nur in Vorständen und Parlamenten?

Posted on 2011-01-31 by Andreas Moser

Die deutsche Bundesarbeitsministerin will Unternehmen zwingen, ihre Vorstände und Aufsichtsräte mindestens zu 30 % mit Frauen zu besetzen. Dies führt zu offensichtlichen Fragen, die schon vielfach diskutiert wurden: Was wenn sich nicht genug Frauen bewerben? Was wenn diese Bewerberinnen nicht … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, Germany, Politics | Tagged Emanzipation, Feminismus, Frauenquote | 12 Comments

What a greedy child

Posted on 2011-01-25 by Andreas Moser

I regularly receive e-mails with legal questions, even though I am on a sabbatical from lawyering and have only limited time available due to my studies of Philosophy and Development & Economics. No problem with that; if the person sounds … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, German Law, Germany, Law | Tagged child support, children, inheritance, lawyer, Philippines, testament | 15 Comments

FAQ on German Citizenship Law – updated 2022

Posted on 2010-12-29 by Andreas Moser

I am a German lawyer, specializing on German citizenship law. These FAQ are supposed to give you an overview of the basic principles governing this area of law, so you can decide whether a paid consultation is worth it. Before … Continue reading →

Posted in German Law, Germany, Immigration Law, Law | Tagged citizenship, German citizenship, immigration, passport | 2,078 Comments