Normann Witzleb - Böcker

In this multidisciplinary book, experts from around the globe examine how data-driven political campaigning works, what challenges it poses for personal privacy and democracy, and how emerging practices should be regulated.The rise of big data analytics in the political process has triggered official investigations in many countries around the world, and become the subject of broad and intense debate. Political parties increasingly rely on data analytics to profile the electorate and to target specific voter groups with individualised messages based on their demographic attributes. Political micro-targeting has become a major factor in modern campaigning, because of its potential to influence opinions, to mobilise supporters and to get out votes. The book explores the legal, philosophical and political dimensions of big data analytics in the electoral process. It demonstrates that the unregulated use of big personal data for political purposes not only infringes voters’ privacy rights, but also has the potential to jeopardise the future of the democratic process, and proposes reforms to address the key regulatory and ethical questions arising from the mining, use and storage of massive amounts of voter data.Providing an interdisciplinary assessment of the use and regulation of big data in the political process, this book will appeal to scholars from law, political science, political philosophy and media studies, policy makers and anyone who cares about democracy in the age of data-driven political campaigning.

In this multidisciplinary book, experts from around the globe examine how data-driven political campaigning works, what challenges it poses for personal privacy and democracy, and how emerging practices should be regulated.The rise of big data analytics in the political process has triggered official investigations in many countries around the world, and become the subject of broad and intense debate. Political parties increasingly rely on data analytics to profile the electorate and to target specific voter groups with individualised messages based on their demographic attributes. Political micro-targeting has become a major factor in modern campaigning, because of its potential to influence opinions, to mobilise supporters and to get out votes. The book explores the legal, philosophical and political dimensions of big data analytics in the electoral process. It demonstrates that the unregulated use of big personal data for political purposes not only infringes voters’ privacy rights, but also has the potential to jeopardise the future of the democratic process, and proposes reforms to address the key regulatory and ethical questions arising from the mining, use and storage of massive amounts of voter data.Providing an interdisciplinary assessment of the use and regulation of big data in the political process, this book will appeal to scholars from law, political science, political philosophy and media studies, policy makers and anyone who cares about democracy in the age of data-driven political campaigning.

This collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural and universal appeal, the pacta sunt servanda principle is neither absolute nor immutable. Exceptions to the binding force of contract must be available in limited circumstances to avoid hardship and unfairness. This book offers readers new comparative perspectives on the appropriate balance between contractual certainty and flexibility in an era of social instability. Expert authors, mostly from East and Southeast Asia, explore when their domestic legal systems allow exceptions from the binding force of contracts. Doctrines discussed include impossibility, frustration, change of circumstance, force majeure, illegality as well as rights of withdrawal. Other chapters consider the importance of the pacta principle in international law. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic feature strongly in the majority of contributions.

This collection of essays provides a rich and contemporary discussion of the principle of pacta sunt servanda. This principle, which requires that valid agreements are to be honoured, is a cornerstone of contract law. Focusing on contributions from Asia, this book shows that, despite its natural and universal appeal, the pacta sunt servanda principle is neither absolute nor immutable. Exceptions to the binding force of contract must be available in limited circumstances to avoid hardship and unfairness. This book offers readers new comparative perspectives on the appropriate balance between contractual certainty and flexibility in an era of social instability. Expert authors, mostly from East and Southeast Asia, explore when their domestic legal systems allow exceptions from the binding force of contracts. Doctrines discussed include impossibility, frustration, change of circumstance, force majeure, illegality as well as rights of withdrawal. Other chapters consider the importance of the pacta principle in international law. The challenges posed by the COVID-19 pandemic feature strongly in the majority of contributions.

This collection of essays explores current developments in privacy law, including reform of data protection laws, privacy and the media, social control and surveillance, privacy and the Internet, and privacy and the courts. It places these developments into a broader international context, with a particular focus on the European Union, the United Kingdom, Australia and New Zealand. Adopting a comparative approach, it creates an important resource for understanding international trends in the reform of privacy and data protection laws across a variety of contexts. Written by internationally recognised experts, Emerging Challenges in Privacy Law: Comparative Perspectives provides an accessible introduction to contemporary legal and policy debates in privacy and data protection law. It is essential reading for academics, policy makers and practitioners interested in current challenges facing privacy and data protection law in Europe and in the common law world.

Written by a broad range of international experts, The European Union and Global Engagement discusses the role of the European Union after the Lisbon Treaty and the economic crisis. The book presents crucial insights into the interplay between EU internal developments and its global engagement. It explores how the EU is placed to address the political and financial challenges it currently faces.The book has three distinct parts: institutions, policies and global engagement. The contributions in each part provide complementary perspectives which shed new light on the the EU as a global power. While considering the impact and presence of the EU around the world, the study has a particular focus on the Asia-Pacific region.This interdisciplinary book is an essential and accessible resource for students and scholars of European studies, as well as for public servants, business practitioners, researchers and journalists. It will appeal to everyone who seeks to understand the fast-moving policy developments in the EU s actions on the world stage.Contributors: H. Askola, N. Chaban, R. Davison, Y. Devuyst, J. Goetschy, M. Holland, M. Klatt, N. Levrat, A. Martínez Arranz, D. Mayes, M. Petrovic, C. Roederer-Rynning, L. Suet-yi, K. Stats, E. Thompson, G. Wacker, N. Witzleb

Eingriffe der Medien in den privaten Lebensbereich stehen seit einiger Zeit wieder im Blickpunkt der juristischen Fachwelt, der politischen Institutionen sowie der breiten Öffentlichkeit. Die zunehmende Zahl von Persönlichkeitsverletzungen aus kommerziellen Motiven hat dazu geführt, daß die Rechtsprechung für diese Fälle nunmehr deutlich höhere Geldentschädigungen zuspricht, um so dem Anreiz zu Persönlichkeitsverletzungen entgegenzuwirken.Normann Witzleb setzt sich in seiner rechtsvergleichenden Arbeit kritisch mit dieser an der Prävention orientierten Rechtsprechung auseinander und untersucht, ob es nicht wirksamere Wege gibt, monetäre Rechtsbehelfe zum Persönlichkeitsschutz einzusetzen. Er zeigt, nach welchen Kriterien und in welchem Umfang das deutsche und englische Recht bei persönlichkeitsverletzenden Medienveröffentlichungen Geldersatz zuerkennen, wie schadens- und bereicherungsrechtliche Ansprüche begründet werden und in welchem Verhältnis sie zueinander sowie zu nicht-monetären Rechtsbehelfen stehen.Normann Witzleb kommt zu dem Schluß, daß Ansprüche auf Herausgabe des durch den Eingriff erzielten Erlöses für die Zwecke der Prävention und der Gewinnabschöpfung vielfach besser geeignet sind als die bisher von beiden Rechtsordnungen favorisierte Lösung über die Geldentschädigung. Der verstärkte Einsatz erlösorientierter Rechtsbehelfe würde sich nicht nur schlüssiger in die zivilrechtliche Dogmatik einfügen, sondern auch erlauben, die materiellen und immateriellen Folgen von Persönlichkeitsverletzungen differenzierter zu erfassen, und damit schwierige Bemessungsfragen vereinfachen.

Die Festschrift zum 70. Geburtstag von Dieter Martiny würdigt einen außergewöhnlichen Juristen, der mit seinem umfangreichen und breit gefächerten wissenschaftlichen Œuvre in vielen Bereichen Maßstäbe gesetzt hat. Dieter Martiny ist Internationalität immer ein besonderes Anliegen gewesen. Seine Arbeiten, insbesondere zum Internationalen Privatrecht und Internationalen Prozessrecht, zur Rechtsvergleichung sowie zum deutschen und europäischen Familienrecht, haben wichtige Impulse gesetzt. Sein Werk und Wirken verbinden höchste wissenschaftliche Qualität mit praktischer Relevanz.Die vorliegende Festschrift enthält über 60 Beiträge von Freunden, Kollegen und wissenschaftlichen Weggefährten aus dem In- und Ausland. Diese Beiträge widmen sich sowohl grundsätzlichen dogmatischen Fragen als auch aktuellen rechtspolitischen Problemen aus allen genannten Rechtsgebieten.Mit Beiträgen von: Marianne Andrae, Tuğrul Ansay, Jürgen Basedow, Harald Baum, Michael Becker, Katharina Boele-Woelki, Eckart Broedermann, Markus Buschbaum, Alfonso-Luis Calvo Caravaca, Olaf Deinert, Nina Dethloff, Anatol Dutta, Eberhard Eichenhofer, Reinhard Ellger, Ulrich Ernst, Frédérique Ferrand, Angelika Fuchs, Martin Gebauer, Reinhold Geimer, Ulla Gläßer, Cristina Gonzáles Beilfuss, Ulrich Häde, Rainer Hausmann, Jan von Hein, Helmut Heiss, Katharina Hilbig-Lugani, Armin Höland, Maarit Jänterä-Jareborg, Abbo Junker, Marian Kępiński, Eva-Maria Kieninger, Eva Kocher, Albert Lamarca Marquès, Stefan Leible, Nigel Lowe, Andrzej Mączyński, Ulrich Magnus, Peter Mankowski, Stephan Meder, Hanno Merkt, Yuko Nishitani, Eva Inés Obergfell, Jadwiga Pazdan, Maksymilian Pazdan, Franz-Joseph Peine, Walter Pintens, Jörg Pirrung, Stefanie Raschke, Oliver Remien, Christoph Reithmann, Karl Riesenhuber, Erik Røsæg, Wulf-Henning Roth, Jürgen Samtleben, Jens M. Scherpe, Kirsten Scheiwe, Anton K. Schnyder, Rolf A. Schütze, Kurt Siehr, Hans Jürgen Sonnenberger, Michael Stürner, Luboš Tichý, Harry Willekens, Peter Winkler v. Mohrenfels, Normann Witzleb, Arkadiusz Wudarski