German Civil Code Volume I

Books 1-3: §§ 1-1296. Article-by-Article Commentary

2322 Seiten, Hardcover

Kurzbeschreibung des Verlags

The Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch is the very backbone of German civil law. Its legal concepts and principles are essential for the understanding of the law of one of Europes major legal systems. In its first edition, this article-by-article commentary covers Books 1 to 3 of the German Civil Code:

General Part

Law of Obligations

Law of Property.

The commentary reflects the law on 31 December 2018 and includes translations of legislation until 31 December 2019. The clear and uniform structure of each commentary allows for easy navigation through the complex legal concepts and challenging terminology. Through concise explanations, the abstract articles are brought to life and their meaning becomes accessible to lawyers, legislators, students, scholars, and translators.


This commentary is edited by Professor Dr Gerhard Dannemann, Humboldt University of Berlin, and Professor Dr Reiner Schulze, University of Münster. The contributors to the commentary are academics and practitioners in the field of civil and comparative law.

• Reihe: Beck international
• ISBN: 9783406700354
• Sprache: Englisch
• Erscheinungsdatum: 03.08.2020
• Genre: Recht/Bürgerliches Recht, Zivilprozessrecht
• Verlag: C.H.Beck
• Sonstige Bearbeitung von: Anna-Maria Beesch
• Sonstige Bearbeitung von: Gerhard Dannemann, Reiner Schulze, Jonathon Watson, Michael Beurskens, Kai Birke, Jonas David Brinkmann, Gerhard Dannemann, Daniel Effer-Uhe, Matthias Fervers, Robert Freitag, Martin Fries, Leonhard Hübner, Annette Keilmann, Sörren Kiene, Anna Kirchhefer-Lauber, Roland Kläger, Lorenz Krämer, Robert Magnus, Ulrich Magnus, Caroline Meller-Hannich, Alica Mohnert, Evelyn Oehm, Max W. Oehm, Constanze Ort, Stefanie Risse, Caroline Sophie Rupp, Ingo Saenger, Adam Sagan, Maximilian Sattler, Renate Schaub, Johanna Schmidt-Räntsch, Reiner Schulze, Stephan Seiwerth, Christian Uhlmann, Daniel Ulber, Hannes Wais, Jonathon Watson, Matthias Wendland, Catherine Westerwelle, Nils Wigginghaus