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5. November 2011 —CK - Washington.   A German contract in English often reflects nothing of the parties' intent and purpose: A high-schooler or LL.M.-graduate may have prepared the translation, and the supply of pipes turns into the supply of pipelines, a provision on independent contractors into employment. Instead …

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17. August 2010 —CK - Washington.   Google Street View is a simple tool but in Germany, it provides continued, rich summer entertainment. Negative comments from politicians triggered a timid reaction from Google. It suspended the introduction of the service, beefed up on PR and arranged with politicians, data protec…

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19. Juni 2009 —CK - Washington.   In time for the fall election, the majority coalition in the German federal diet passed a coalition-cabinet-proposed bill to draw virtual curtains before websites offering child-pornograhic material. The June 18, 2009 vote drew a record 130,000 popular petitions in opposition to a…

19. Juni 2009 —CK - Washington.   In time for the fall election, the majority coalition in the German federal diet passed a coalition-cabinet-proposed bill to draw virtual curtains before websites offering child-pornograhic material. The June 18, 2009 vote drew a record 130,000 popular petitions in opposition to a…

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16. März 2009 —CK - Washington.   The compensation of management in publicly-held corporations should be reasonable, avoid excess, base bonus payments on achievements and consider long-term performance -- those are the key mandates in a bill approved by the Berlin cabinet. The government will not define what is ap…

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4. November 2008 —AK - Washington.   German federal elections -- the next one will be held in October 2009 -- differ substantially from their American counterparts. The German political system does not employ an electoral college system. In a parliamentary democracy such as Germany, voters elect members of parliament…

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26. Mai 2007 —CK - Washington.   In its 100th session, the Berlin diet, Bundestag, passed revisions to the federal criminal code, Strafgesetzbuch, late on May 24, 2007. The amendment includes rules defining additional computer crimes, mostly those commonly referred to as hacking. In implementing European Union di…

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18. Mai 2006 —HG - Washington.   On May 16, 2006, the German non-profit political Friedrich Ebert Foundation arranged a discussion about immigration policies in Germany and the United States. Lale Akgün, member of the Federal Diet, Bundestag, and California Congresswoman Loretta Sanchez presented very personal pe…

21. Juli 2005 —CK - Washington.   The lack of a dependable majority in the diet, Bundestag, weighed on President Köhler's decision today to dissolve the parliament. He explained his rationale on TV and encouraged the country to vote on September 18, 2005. The president acquiesced in Chancellor Schröder's wish who …
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16. Juni 2005 —CK - Washington. The Justice Department in Berlin issued a press release today to announce a new and experimental statute that establishes new procedures for lawsuits by investors harmed in the capital markets. For a period of five years, investors may bring claims for damages in a precedential acti…

26. Mai 2005 —CK - Washington.   The surprise elections in Germany generate much discussion of the legality of chancellor Schröder's call to have the president disband the federal diet, Bundestag. The Sartorienfelder blog examines an important issue that arises with the end of the current diet: What will happen t…

17. März 2005 —CK - Washington. Today, the federal election committee for the judiciary, Bundeswahlausschuss, elected several batches of justices for the various supreme courts. It chose six justices for the Bundesgerichtshof which is the supreme court for civil and criminal matters. The supreme tax court, Bundesf…

16. Oktober 2004 —CK - Washington.   A phantom lawmaker introduces the reader in a new blog, Geschichten aus dem Bundestag, to the workings of the Berlin parliament, Bundestag. In the initial entries, Hausgeist Mierscheid illustrates the underground system that connects various buildings of the diet, which seems simi…
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