The Global Administrative Law of Science

• Main Authors: Ruffert, Matthias (Author), Steinecke, Sebastian (Author)
• Corporate Author: SpringerLink (Online service)
• Format: Electronic eBook
• Language: English
• Published: Berlin, Heidelberg : Springer Berlin Heidelberg, 2011.
• Series: Beiträge zum ausländischen öffentlichen Recht und Völkerrecht, Veröffentlichungen des Max-Planck-Instituts für ausländisches öffentliches Recht und Völkerrecht, 228
• Subjects: Law.; Law > Philosophy.; Private international law.; Conflict of laws.; International law.; Comparative law.; Public international law.; Public International Law.; Private International Law, International & Foreign Law, Comparative Law.; Fundamentals of Law.

We live in a world of science. Yet this is impossible without a legally guaranteed freedom to practise it. Findings with regard to the elements of such freedom can be deduced from an analysis of international and domestic provisions and principles. There are a plethora of international institutions,...

Table of Contents:

• Introduction: Science as a Field of Research for International Law
• The Concept of Science
• Global Administrative Law
• Constitutional Basis: The Freedom of Science
• Institutional Design
• Governance Mechanisms
• The Global Administrative Law of Science Revisited.