TY  - JOUR
A1  - Zimmermann, Andreas
A1  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - Völker- und verfassungsrechtliche Parameter eines deutschen Lieferkettengesetzes
JF  - Archiv des Völkerrechts
N2  - Currently a political debate is ongoing in Germany as to whether Germany should, following the example of several other European countries such as France and the Netherlands, adopt a Supply Chain Act (Lieferkettengesetz). If adopted, the act in question would impose due diligence obligations on German corporations to prevent human rights violations taking place in their respective global supply chains. It is against this background that the article examines the preconditions that must be met in order for such act to be eventually compatible with both, German constitutional and international law. The authors further deal with the question whether Germany might even be obliged under international, as well as under German constitutional law, to enact such a supply chain law in order to protect the human rights of workers employed by companies forming part of the global supply chains of German companies. As far as German constitutional law is concerned the article notably deals with the question whether it is the Federal parliament that may adopt such a law also taking into account the competencies of the European Union in the field, and what are the requirements of legal specificity and proportionality in order for the draft law to stand constitutional scrutiny. The authors further offer detailed suggestions how corporate due diligence standards might be best provided for in the envisaged law and propose a risk analysis approach that varies not only according to specific countries and sector-specific characteristics, but that by the same token also takes into account the ability of the respective German company to exercise an appropriate due diligence standard when it comes to human rigths issues arising within the framewok of their supply chain. As far as the substantive human rights standards are concerned that should serve as benchmarks for the envisaged Supply Chain Act the authors propose to rely on, and refer to, those instruments such as the ICCPR and the CESCR, as well as the ILO treaties containing core labour standards, that enjoy almost universal acceptance and reflect customary international law.
Y1  - 2021
U6  - https://doi.org/10.1628/avr-2020-0028
SN  - 0003-892X
SN  - 1868-7121
VL  - 58
IS  - 4
SP  - 424
EP  - 463
PB  - Mohr Siebeck
CY  - Tübingen
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gunnarson, Logi
A1  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - Human Dignity and the Human Right to an Existence Worthy of
Human Dignity
JF  - The human right to a dignified existence in an international context : legal and philosophical perspectives
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 978-3-8487-5812-8
SP  - 7
EP  - 12
PB  - Nomos
CY  - Baden-Baden
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - How to integrate environmental law into constitutional law
BT  - the German experience
JF  - Revue juridique de l’Océan Indien
N2  - This chapter consists of three parts. In the first part, I will give a short overview about the integration of the protection of the environment into German constitutional law. This section will start with the presentation of the relevant provision, Art. 20a BL. Then, I will elaborate on its legal character. In the second part, I will make some brief remarks on the practical implications of Art. 20a BL. Finally, I will present some preliminary conclusions.
Y1  - 2021
UR  - https://hal.univ-reunion.fr/hal-03328965
SN  - 1630-6910
VL  - 26
IS  - 31
SP  - 171
EP  - 175
PB  - Université de La Réunion
CY  - Saint-Denis
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - Gerichtsorganisation und Unabhängigkeitsgarantie
Y1  - 2003
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Weiß, Norman
T1  - Aspekte der Grotius-Rezeption am Beispiel von "Mare Liberum"
Y1  - 2009
SN  - 978-3-86956-015-1
ER  - 
TY  - JOUR
A1  - Gunnarson, Logi
A1  - Weiß, Norman
A1  - Zimmermann, Andreas
T1  - Akzeptanz und Wirksamkeit von Menschenrechtsverträgen - Fragen
und mögliche Antworten nach 50 Jahren Menschenrechtspakte
JF  - Akzeptanz und Wirksamkeit von Menschenrechtsverträgen : eine Bilanz nach 50 Jahren Menschenrechtspakte
Y1  - 2019
SN  - 978-3-8487-3761-1
SP  - 7
EP  - 14
PB  - Nomos
CY  - Baden-Baden
ER  -