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Category Archives: Law
Punishment in light of the Reason Constraint
The last paper for my MA in Philosophy for this year was about the philosophy of punishment, a subject that I should have something to write about as a lawyer turned philosophy student. The exact essay questions was: “‘It is … Continue reading
Putting the real Apple into your Computer
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
Lazy Lawyer from Russia
Some lawyers have an odd concept of legal research. As a lawyer from a civil law jurisdiction (Germany), I generally start with a look into the codes and statutes. If you are from a common law jurisdiction and nobody in … Continue reading
Posted in German Law, Immigration Law, Law, Russia
Tagged attorney, law firm, lawyer, lawyers, legal research
7 Comments
10 FAQ on Inheritance Law in Germany – updated 2023
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
Dominique Strauss-Kahn at Rikers Island
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
Human Rights with Hollie
The debate raging in Britain about the European Convention on Human Rights has been enriched by a new pundit on the block: (CAVEAT: I do not buy, read or even look at “The Sun”, one of Britain’s worst tabloids. Thanks … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Law, Politics, UK
Tagged ECHR, Hollie Peers, Human Rights, Media
10 Comments
What a greedy child
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
Iran determined to set new record in 2011
Unfortunately a record of the abhorrent kind: In the first 2 weeks of this year alone, Iran has already executed 47 people. And that is the official number. As the International Campaign for Human Rights in Iran points out, this … Continue reading
Posted in Iran, Law, Politics
Tagged death penalty, execution, executions, hanging, Human Rights, Islamic Republic of Iran, justice, stoning
3 Comments
Shirin Ebadi’s Fear
The Iranian lawyer and Nobel Peace Prize laureate Shirin Ebadi has interpreted the harsh sentences imposed by the Iranian government on fellow lawyers in Iran as a “sign of fear” on behalf of the regime. That may well be so, … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 