Terminology, Development, and Institutional Framework of Self-regulation in Germany

I. Introduction | II. Terminology of Self-regulation | 1. Various Definitions | 2. The Terms “Self” and “Regulation” | 3. Self-regulation as Privately Made Law? | 4. Definition by Categories | 5. Differentiation from Other Terms | 6. Special Aspects | a) German and Transnational Rules | b) German Self-regulation and European Rules | III. Development of Self-regulation | 1. General Aspects | 2. Autonomous Self-regulation, Especially Transnational Rules | 3. Regulated Self-regulation/Co-regulation | IV. Framework of Self-regulation | 1. Diversity of Self-regulation | 2. Categories of Self-regulation | a) The Four-model System | b) The Two- or Three-model System | aa) Co-regulation | bb) Regulated Self-regulation | cc) Genuine Self-regulation | c) Conclusion | 3. New Categories? | 4. Self-regulatory Bodies as a Categorization | 5. Self-regulatory Tools as a Categorization | a) Codes | b) Other Self-commitments | c) Standards and Technical Rules | V. Concluding Remarks