Category Archives: Law
Progress in the United Kingdom
After a mere 300 years, the United Kingdom of Great Britain and Northern Ireland has found the time to modernise the laws on royal succession: Girls born into the royal family will no longer need to cede the throne to … Continue reading
Death to the dictator, and one more wife for me please!
I am happy for Libyans that they have toppled, with just a bit of help from NATO, the dictatorship of Muammar Gaddafi. Many Libyans have shown great courage and resilience which may serve as an example to other oppressed peoples in … Continue reading
Women, you are allowed to vote. – For me. If at all.
Last weekend, King Abdullah of Saudi Arabia has announced that women might in future be allowed to stand as candidates in municipal elections and “will even have a right to vote”. Among women’s rights activists, excitement and optimism have been … Continue reading
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
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
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
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
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
The Happy Hermit 