The Chair’s main areas of research
Recent publications by the chair
- “On the Limits of Legal Self-Determination – Reflections on the Federal Constitutional Court’s Ruling on the Right to Self-Determined Death”, in: Memorial Volume for Michael Köhler, forthcoming (2026)
- “On the status of vaccination doctors in the state ‘Corona vaccination campaign’ as public officials and the consequences for criminal prosecution in cases of inadequate information provision”, medical law – MedR (2026) 44: 428–432 LINK: https://doi.org/10.1007/s00350-026-7332-7
- “Hard Times for Free Public Discourse? – On the Significance of Criminal Law Prohibitions on Free Speech”,vorgänge – Journal of Civil Rights and Social Policy, No. 253, 2026, pp. 43–55. Link
- “Law – Punishment – Pardon: On the Legal Justification for Pardon”, Journal of International Criminal Law (ZfIStw), 6/2025, pp. 675ff. Link
- “Resonance on the Theory of Criminal Law Resonance”, GA 2025, pp. 181 ff.
- “Obituary: Rainer Zaczyk”, JZ 2024, pp. 937ff.
- “Solidarity Derived from Freedom? On the Basis of Mutual Solidarity in Kant’s Theory of Law and the State”, Journal of Philosophy of Law (ZRph), New Series 8/2024, pp. 153ff.
- ‘Has the Law Been Suspended?’, Journal of Philosophy of Law (ZRph), New Series 6/7 2022/2023, pp. 132 ff.
- Abridged and modified version “Tackling the Pandemic through Emergency Law?” in: Hrvoje Juric and Markus Knaup (eds.), Life in Post-Pandemic Times (2024), pp. 37ff.
- Gebauer/Gierhake, ‘Medical Information Provision in Connection with Treatments Using Conditionally Authorised mRNA Vaccines’, NJW 2023, pp. 223 ff.
All publications
For details of the publications, please refer to the information on the respective individual: