»New Paths to Equal Pay«: Based on a functional legal comparison, this doctoral thesis analyses new paths to promoting equal pay for women and men. Different approaches from Anglo-Saxon legal systems are presented and examined as to whether and how they may be implemented in Germany. The study includes, among other things, an affirmative defense against equal pay claims for employers who have conducted an equal pay audit as well as ways to strengthen the German anti-discrimination agency.

»Animal Dignity. A Constitutional Repositioning of Animals as Legal Subjects Illustrated by the Necessity of a Minimum Level of Protection under Criminal Law«: This work contains a comprehensive new draft regarding the legal status of animals, both at the constitutional level and through the subsequent development of a minimum level of protection for animals under criminal law. The aim of this work is to create a consistent framework for the recognition of animals as legal subjects. To this [...]