A variety of contributions from members of the German Association for Comparative Law is among the papers presented at the 21st International Congress of Comparative Law in Asunción (Paraguay). This volume provides an overview of the conference's wide-ranging topics and reflects the present state of discussions within German jurisprudence.
The German Association of Comparative Law presents in this volume the German contributions to the 21st International Congress of Comparative Law 2022 in Asunción (Paraguay) organised by the International Academy of Comparative Law. One main topic of the congress is the digitalization and its legal, social and economic consequences, including the phenomenon of hate speech, smart contracts, streaming and artificial intelligence accountability of public administration. A further set of papers refers to climate change and bioethics. Several contributions deal with classical topics of comparative law from a more contemporary perspective, such as access to justice, emergency law, force majeure, and the rule of law. The volume provides an overview of the state of discussions within German legal scholarship.
Martin Schmidt-Kessel
ist Inhaber des Lehrstuhls für Verbraucherrecht an der Universität Bayreuth und Direktor der Forschungsstelle für Verbraucherrecht.
digitalisation artificial intelligence Smart contracts Smart law autonomous vehicles cryptocurrencies Streaming