englischThe thesis examines the possibilities to collectively enforce prohibitions of discrimination in contract law which have yet not been fully clarified in law and literature. Since the General Act on Equal Treatment does not stipulate respective regulations for collective redress, the [...]

englischOMG – German Legal Dogmatics! Whoever listens closely to presentations by German legal scholars at international conferences will inevitably hear someone uttering this quiet but distinct sigh. Is it really that dire for us and our peculiar legal thinking? No: This collection of speeches [...]

englisch‘Public faith’ in registers (such as the indefeasibility of entries in the land register) is based essentially on free, ‘public’ accessibility to them for anyone interested in their content, but not, as has been mostly claimed up to now, on the governmental, ‘public’ authority of the [...]

englischThis German–Chinese comparative legal analysis discusses the duties of care known in both countries’ legal systems. Their long-standing recognition in Germany is largely based on deficiencies in German tort law, for example in the field of assistants’ liability. The regulation of the duties [...]

englischIn § 311a para. 2 BGB [German Civil Code], the legislator has provided new rules on damage claims of creditors in case of initial impediments. The author provides a dogmatic, systematic analysis of this controversial regulation. His analysis aims to compare these new rules regarding [...]

englischCredit institutions’ civil obligation to assess consumer’s creditworthiness was first introduced by Directive 2008/48/EC in the aftermath of the financial crisis and has been one of the most disputed points about that attempt at consumer credit reform ever since. The author qualifies the [...]

englischThis handbook introduces the basic issues of the German and Russian labour law as part of the respective national economic system and outlines its structure in national reports that illustrate the state of legal development as well as the influence of the economic conditions and historical [...]

Die „Funktionen des Vertrages“ im Recht sind äußerst vielfältig. Die Möglichkeit für die Parteien, ihre Beziehungen durch Vertrag selbst einverständlich zu regeln, ist nicht nur eine der tragenden Säulen des Zivilrechts und Grundvoraussetzung einer funktionierenden Marktwirtschaft. Als [...]

Seit die Ädilen der römischen Antike den Verkäufern von Sklaven und Zugvieh die Pflicht auferlegten, über bestimmte Mängel ihrer Ware öffentlich aufzuklären, ist Information ein zentrales Schutzinstrument freiheitlicher Rechtsordnungen. Sie bildet damit einen Kordon für die Ausübung der [...]