http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/11/integration-through-contract.html The Law, the Universe, and Everything Tue, 14 Feb 2012 13:59:42 +0000 hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.2.1 http://www.concurringopinions.com/archives/2009/11/integration-through-contract.html/comment-page-1#comment-66418 A.J. Sutter Wed, 25 Nov 2009 14:42:55 +0000 http://www.concurringopinions.com/?p=22442#comment-66418 Maybe it's a desired outcome, from Prof. Dr. Böhmer's and the CDU's perspective, for the contracts to alienate those who would find them alienating. Perhaps one way to achieve a higher success rate at integration is to filter out the less-motivated. As for the enforceability of the contracts, perhaps they could serve as some sort of estoppel, e.g. in a civil lawsuit involving a conflict between a some home country cultural practice and another party's rights or obligations under German and EU law. I.e., the immigrant would be estopped from asserting the cultural practice as a justification or basis for reducing liability. And perhaps even in a criminal case, from asserting it as a defense or in mitigation. Maybe it’s a desired outcome, from Prof. Dr. Böhmer’s and the CDU’s perspective, for the contracts to alienate those who would find them alienating. Perhaps one way to achieve a higher success rate at integration is to filter out the less-motivated. As for the enforceability of the contracts, perhaps they could serve as some sort of estoppel, e.g. in a civil lawsuit involving a conflict between a some home country cultural practice and another party’s rights or obligations under German and EU law. I.e., the immigrant would be estopped from asserting the cultural practice as a justification or basis for reducing liability. And perhaps even in a criminal case, from asserting it as a defense or in mitigation.

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