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Das Hinweisgeberschutzgesetz (HinSchG) stellt neue Compliance-Anforderungen an die Unternehmensführung

Abstract [en]: The German Whistleblower Protection Act (HinSchG) will enter into force on 2nd July 2023. On 12 May 2023, the law was passed by the Bundesrat (upper house of the German parliament); before that, it had already passed the German Bundestag on 11 May after a lengthy voting process. The article provides a condensed overview of the most important...

Das Bargeld nicht dem Digitalen opfern!

Abstract [en]: Cash in people’s possession embodies a sense of material freedom; for this reason alone, it should be preserved at all costs. A switch to digital currency, as proposed by various parties, would further alienate citizens from legal tender as a „creature of the legal order,“ endanger them through cybercrime, and strain their trust in the system of market-based...

Niki Popper: „Ich simuliere nur“

März 2023 Niki Popper: „Ich simuliere nur“ Von mathematischen Modellen, virtuellen Muttermalen und dem Versuch, die Welt zu verstehen Jeder hat es in der Schule gelernt: Modelle bilden einen Ausschnitt der Welt, einen bestimmten Sachverhalt, eine Situation oder handelnde Personen nach. Die Welt wird ein bisschen nachgebaut! Diese Idee ist nicht neu. Abstrakte Modelle existieren seit der Antike. Für die...

Hannah Arendt – Freiheit neu denken. Teil 2

Abstract [en]: In the second part of his article „Hannah Arendt – Rethinking freedom. Dangers of self-destruction of democracies“ published here, Dr. Bruno Heidlberger deals in detail with the Russian war of aggression in Ukraine and the failure of German foreign policy. Beginning with the fatal consequences the assumption of a teleological development of mankind in a positive direction, he traces...