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Now in its sixth year, the Max Planck Yearbook of United Nations Law has become a much sought-after forum for essays in international law related to the UN. These essays again cover a variety of topics: from opening the International Court of Justice to Third States to the Security Council's authorization of enforcement action by Regional Organisations, from Financial Mechanisms in Environmental Agreements to questions of impunity under international human rights law and the prosecution of human rights offenders. The new volume also contains essays e.g. on the UNESCO Convention on Underwater Cultural Heritage, ITLOS and its first six years, and the International Criminal Court. The status of the Taliban under International Law and current questions of submarine warfare are also subject of analysis. This book is has become a must for any academic or practitioner involved in international law and questions concerning the UN. ... Read more

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This study traces the integration of Saxony into the Carolingian Empire through the end of Ottoman rule. Making use of cartographic representations, the emergence of a Saxon infrastructure influenced by the secular and ecclesiastical order of the Middle Ages becomes visible. Two key sections discuss integration in light of ideas of geographic area and using developmental timelines. Extensive appendices provide material and sources of data that form the base of the investigation. German text. ... Read more

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Im Mittelpunkt dieser Studie stehen die Bewohner der nordfriesischen Kustenregion und ihre Auseinandersetzung mit den von der Natur vorgegebenen Rahmenbedingungen. Angesichts der zentralen Bedeutung, die der Deich innerhalb der kustennahen Lebenswelt hatte, verwundert es nicht, dass er Gegenstand zahlreicher Konflikte war. Marie Luisa Allemeyer analysiert anhand dieser Konflikte die Lebenswelt der fruhneuzeitlichen Kustengesellschaft und fragt weitergehend danach, wie sich das Verhaltnis zwischen Mensch und Meer aus der Sicht der Kustenbewohner darstellte. ... Read more