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Category Archives: Law
FAQ on German Citizenship Law – updated 2022
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
Film Review: “The Specialist” about the Eichmann Trial
Last night, I attended a screening by the Birkbeck Law Society of the film “The Specialist” about the trial of Adolf Eichmann in an Israeli court in 1961. The film, by Israeli director Eyal Sivan, works with original footage from the … Continue reading
Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Human Rights, Israel, Law, World War II
Tagged criminal law, Eichmann, Eichmann trial, Hannah Arendt, Human Rights, Mossad, Nazis
14 Comments
German minister incites racism.
Maybe I have gotten spoilt regarding respect for minorities and other cultures since moving to London, probably Europe’s most multi-cultural city. But what I heard this week from a German minister about some ethnic minorities was shocking even by German … Continue reading
Posted in Germany, Law, Politics
Tagged Arabic, Berlin, Erhart Körting, fear, Germany, Islam, Körting, minorities, multi-culturalism, Muslims, racism, terror, Terrorism, Turkish
2 Comments
Engagement of Prince William and Kate Middleton
Isn’t it obvious that Prince William had been waiting with his engagement to Kate Middleton until the United Kingdom’s Supreme Court ruled that prenuptial agreements are now also recognised by English courts? Smart guy.
Posted in Family Law, Law, Politics
Tagged divorce, monarchy, prenuptial agreement, prince, wedding, Windsor
24 Comments
No rape in marriage, says head of Islamic Sharia Council
Sheikh Maulana Abu Sayeed, president of the Islamic Sharia Council in Britain says that under Sharia law, there can be no rape in marriage “because sexual intercourse is part of the marriage”. That is clearly a repulsive view, because as … Continue reading
Posted in Family Law, Islam, Law, Politics, UK
2 Comments
Quotas for women – why only in boardrooms?
Both the UK and the EU are considering the implementation of quotas for women in corporate boardrooms, something that Norway already did in 2004. This raises obvious questions which have been discussed many times before: What if not enough women … Continue reading
A day at the beach is NOT a human right.
Rachel Shabi of the Guardian writes sympathetically about Palestinian girls that are being taken to the beach by Israeli women. As nice as this may sound, this is another article about Israel/Palestine that is not inaccurate but delves too much … Continue reading
Posted in Human Rights, Israel, Law, Politics, Travel
Tagged Human Rights, Media, Middle East, Palestine, Tel Aviv, West bank
3 Comments
“The Case of the Pope” by Geoffrey Robertson is a flawed case.
This week I attended a lecture at LSE by Geoffrey Robertson who was introducing his new book “The Case of the Pope: Vatican Accountability for Human Rights Abuse”, conveniently published just days before the Pope’s visit to Britain. Mr Robertson … Continue reading
Posted in Law, Politics
Tagged Benedict XVI, Catholic church, child abuse, international law, international public law, Pope, Vatican
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5 years after 7/7 in London
Exactly five years after the suicide bombings of 7 July 2005 that killed 52 people on underground trains and on a bus in London, I am in London myself. More specifically, I am on a underground train as I am … Continue reading
Posted in Law, London, Philosophy, Politics, Terrorism, Travel, UK
Tagged al-qaida, fear, liberty, suicide bomber, Terrorism, terrorists, tube, underground
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Sabbatical
Effective 31 July 2009, I will close my law firm and go on a sabbatical for at least one year. I thank all of you who have put your trust into me as your lawyer in the past 7 years. … Continue reading
The Happy Hermit 