»Distant Justice? Challenges in The National Prosecution of International Crimes«: What challenges does the decentral enforcement of international criminal law pose for national justice systems and how can these be overcome? The anthology »Distant Justice?« brings together scholars from various disciplines and representatives from all areas of judicial practice in order to discuss the particularities of national core crimes proceedings and to lay the foundation for an empirically and [...]

»Never Enough. America’s Limitless Welfare State«: »Der amerikanische Wohlfahrtsstaat« is a translation of William Voegeli’s analysis of America‘s endlessly growing welfare state: »Never Enough« explores the roots and consequences of liberals’ aphasia about the welfare state’s ultimate size and looks at the roles liberals and conservatives play. Using data from OECD, OMD and BLS, Voegeli shows how the welfare state in the US grew and compares to European welfare states.

»The Participatory State. Participation in Public, Administrative and Procedural Law«: More than fifty years have passed since the participation debate began, yet there is no overarching constitutional theory of participation that encompasses all three branches of government. Dominik Steiger fills this lacuna with his »theory of imperative participation« that is based on the separation of powers doctrine and shows how participation by the people and individuals must be conceptualised to [...]