Writing Constitutions intends to serve as a practical manual for those writing constitutions or interested in their design. It is the first systematic and universal approach to coherently capture concepts and contents of a modern constitution. Volume I breaks each constitutional mechanism into components and offers detailed designs to draft a constitutional clause. This provides lawmakers with the necessary toolkit for writing constitutions and empowers them to strengthen democracies. Writing Constitutions comes in three volumes: - Volume I: Institutions - Volume II: Fundamental Rights - Volume III: Constitutional Principles

This book describes the challenging journey taken by a post-Soviet transition country to strengthen the rule of law, to introduce a more balanced constitution, and to establish a stronger parliament. By order of President Saakashvili, constitutional reform in Georgia was coordinated by a State Commission, however the opposition formed an alternative commission which introduced a counter proposal. The book provides a fascinating behind-the-scenes account of the path to constitutional reform in Georgia in its historical, legal, and political context and includes commentaries by two experts of international constitutional law. It also offers a rare insight into Germany's impressive contribution to legal reform in the southern Caucasus region in recent decades, including active donor coordination, open discussion on constitutional reforms, regional dialogue, and awareness-building campaigns.

Compliance ist aus dem unternehmerischen Alltag nicht mehr wegzudenken. Doch werden gerade im Mittelstand die Rechtsrisiken internationaler Geschäftsbeziehungen oft unterschätzt. Tatsächlich unterscheiden sich Rechtslage und Rechtspraxis bei Complianceverstößen von Land zu Land erheblich. Wo deutsche Unternehmen über ausländische Niederlassungen, Tochtergesellschaften, Zulieferer, Vertriebs- oder Handelspartner eingebunden sind, sind Kenntnisse der landesspezifischen Gesetzeslage zur Vermeidung von Haftungsrisiken unverzichtbar. Dieses Handbuch gibt einen einzigartigen Überblick über die Grundl.