It has long been noticed that there is no predetermined meaning of legal terms. Rather, meaning depends on the context and the interpreter (Engberg in Brook J Int Law 29:1135,
2003. brooklynworks.brooklaw.edu/bjil/vol29/iss3/6). While this assertion holds true for both unilingual and multilingual legal environments, the Court of [...]
Fragen rund um die Zuteilung knapper medizinischer Ressourcen haben aufgrund der COVID-19-Pandemie an Brisanz gewonnen. Die komplexen Herausforderungen, welche sich bei der
Zuteilung knapper medizinischer Güter und Dienstleistungen stellen, sind im medizinischen Alltag jedoch von grundsätzlicher Bedeutung. [...]
AbstractDeposit Insurance Schemes (DIS) are mechanisms that reimburse depositors when banks default; however, they also serve important functions in bank resolution proceedings.
Whereas it is evident that DIS should contribute to the rescue of banks’ critical financial functions in such resolution scenarios, the resulting questions of who [...]
AbstractDuring the European sovereign debt crisis of 2011–13, some nations faced with rising borrowing costs adopted commitments to treat bondholders as priority claimants.
That is, if there were a shortage of funds, bondholders would be paid first. In this article, we analyse the prevalence and variety of these types of commitments [...]
