Category Archives: Law

Next trip: Moldova and Transnistria

Posted on 2015-07-03 by Andreas Moser

My birthday will be on 6 July. Strictly mathematically speaking, I will turn 40 then. Searching for a way to postpone this event or to prevent it altogether, an ingenious solution came to my mind, thanks to my legal education, … Continue reading →

Posted in History, Law, Military, Moldova, Politics, Romania, Transnistria, Travel | Tagged , , | 14 Comments

When the US Supreme Court sounds like a cheesy romance novel

Posted on 2015-06-26 by Andreas Moser

Justice Anthony Kennedy’s final passage in the majority opinion for the US Supreme Court in Obergefell v Hodges, in which the Court mandated all 50 US states to allow same-sex marriage. A bit too cheesy for my taste, but I welcome … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, Human Rights, Law, Love, Politics, USA | Tagged , , , | 8 Comments

German Law on Having Babies

Posted on 2015-05-16 by Andreas Moser

Last night, I received this e-mail: A married but separated woman asked if German law allows her husband to have babies with another woman while they aren’t yet divorced. Because this question comes up regularly, let me answer it once and for all: … Continue reading →

Posted in Family Law, German Law, Germany, Law | Tagged | 24 Comments

Stupid questions get funny answers

Posted on 2015-04-25 by Andreas Moser
Posted in German Law, Germany, History, Holocaust, Law | 1 Comment

Charlie Hebdo

Posted on 2015-04-16 by Andreas Moser

“Je suis Charlie” – “I am Charlie” – we could read on many Facebook and Twitter profiles after the attack on the French satirical newspaper. That was cheap and maybe a bit presumptuous, even though it was of course intended as a show of … Continue reading →

Posted in France, Human Rights, Islam, Law, Politics, Religion, Terrorism | Tagged , , , | 9 Comments

The effects of FATCA?

Posted on 2015-02-22 by Andreas Moser

For more than 10 years, I have been helping clients to obtain German citizenship. Those who have German parents, grand-parents or further removed ancestors either are German already (often without knowing it) or eligible for naturalization under less strict conditions than other applicants. … Continue reading →

Posted in Economics, German Law, Immigration Law, Law, Politics, USA | Tagged , , | 21 Comments

Welcome to Serbia!

Posted on 2014-12-14 by Andreas Moser

At the airport in Belgrade, I spotted this poster. That shows a welcoming culture! Two weeks later, it had been removed however.

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Europe, still divided

Posted on 2014-11-09 by Andreas Moser

Twenty-five years after the fall of the Berlin Wall and the Iron Curtain, Europe has grown together. Countries which didn’t even exist as independent states back then are now member states of EU and NATO. The European Union reaches all the … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Family Law, Human Rights, Law, Politics | Tagged , , , | 11 Comments

Easily Confused (44) Taxes

Posted on 2014-10-21 by Andreas Moser

Tax rate: Tax raid: Whenever I heard the word “tax rate” during law school, I imagined a “tax raid” and a film began to play in my head. I never learnt much about tax law.

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10 FAQ on Freedom of Movement in the EU

Posted on 2014-09-22 by Andreas Moser

As part of my very popular series of legal FAQ, I now address a subject which can often help to resolve immigration cases which seem hopeless under national immigration law: the right to freedom of movement within the EU. Before … Continue reading →

Posted in Europe, Family Law, German Law, Immigration Law, Law | Tagged , , | 65 Comments