Katharina Kaesling – författare

This open access contributed volume examines the ethical and legal foundations of (future) policies on recommender systems and offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackle important issues related to their development, use and integration into online eco-systems. This volume scrutinizes the values driving automated recommendations - what is important for an individual receiving the recommendation, the company on which that platform was received, and society at large might diverge. The volume addresses concerns about manipulation of individuals and risks for personal autonomy. From a legal perspective, the volume offers a much-needed evaluation of regulatory needs and lawmakers’ answers in various legal disciplines. The focus is on European Union measures of platform regulation, consumer protection and anti-discrimination law. The volume will be of particular interest to the community of legal scholars dealing with platform regulation and algorithmic decision making. By including specific use cases, the volume also exposes pitfalls associated with current models of regulation. Beyond the juxtaposition of purely ethical and legal perspectives, the volume contains truly interdisciplinary work on various aspects of recommender systems.

This open access contributed volume examines the ethical and legal foundations of (future) policies on recommender systems and offers a transdisciplinary approach to tackle important issues related to their development, use and integration into online eco-systems. This volume scrutinizes the values driving automated recommendations - what is important for an individual receiving the recommendation, the company on which that platform was received, and society at large might diverge. The volume addresses concerns about manipulation of individuals and risks for personal autonomy. From a legal perspective, the volume offers a much-needed evaluation of regulatory needs and lawmakers’ answers in various legal disciplines. The focus is on European Union measures of platform regulation, consumer protection and anti-discrimination law. The volume will be of particular interest to the community of legal scholars dealing with platform regulation and algorithmic decision making. By including specific use cases, the volume also exposes pitfalls associated with current models of regulation. Beyond the juxtaposition of purely ethical and legal perspectives, the volume contains truly interdisciplinary work on various aspects of recommender systems.

The open access edited volume addresses children’s rights and their ability to act in the digital world. The focus is on the position of children as subjects with their own rights and developing capacities. Their consideration by parents, courts and legislators is critically examined. Aspects of digital parenting, especially educational practices and strategies in the context of social media, are analyzed with regard to the tension between protection and participation of children. The edited volume brings debates on privacy and data protection together with those from tort, family and intellectual property law, while also examining the role of families and children in the regulation of data and digital economies, especially online platforms. Legal reflections from Germany, Israel, Portugal and the United States of America are complemented by perspectives from media studies, political science, educational science and sociology of law.

Der nacheheliche Unterhaltsanspruch ist Spiegel der Rollenverteilung während der Ehe. Vor dem Hintergrund veränderter gesellschaftlicher Verhältnisse entwickelt die Verfasserin Vorschläge für eine zeitgemäße Grenzziehung zwischen nachehelicher Eigen- und Mitverantwortung. Grundlage ist ein detaillierter Rechtsvergleich der französischen Ausgleichsleistung prestation compensatoire und des deutschen Geschiedenenunterhalts unter Berücksichtigung relevanter Bezüge zum Scheidungs- und Verfahrensrecht sowie gesellschaftlicher und familienpolitischer Rahmenbedingungen. Trotz der unterschiedlichen Ausgestaltung nachehelichen Unterhalts in den beiden Rechtsordnungen enthüllt die Verfasserin grundlegende gemeinsame Wertentscheidungen und zeigt internationale Perspektiven auf.

Das deutsche Recht wird auch im "grünen Bereich" zunehmend durch harmonisierendes Unionsrecht und andere europäische Rechtsakte geprägt. Besonders sichtbar ist dieser Einfluss auf explizit europarechtlich ausgestaltete Materien, etwa Immaterialgüter-, Datenschutz- und Wettbewerbsrecht. Immer stärker beeinflussen europäische Vorgaben und Entwicklungen aber auch Rechtsgebiete wie das Medienrecht, die primär der mitgliedstaatlichen Regelungskompetenz überlassen sind. Daher nahm die 7. Tagung GRUR Junge Wissenschaft die Europäisierung dieser Rechtsgebiete und ihre Grenzen in den Blick: Wo sind Harmonisierung oder Vereinheitlichung gelungen, wo gescheitert? Wo sollten nationale Unterschiede überwunden werden, wo fortbestehen? Die Vortragenden präsentieren ihre Überlegungen in diesem Sammelband.