German Civil Code Volume I

Gerhard Dannemann; Reiner Schulze; Jonathon Watson

doi:10.17104/9783406765773

Summary

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 Europe’s 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.

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Bibliographic data

Copyright year: 2020
ISBN-Print: 978-3-406-70035-4
ISBN-Online: 978-3-406-76577-3
Publisher: C.H.BECK Recht - Wirtschaft - Steuern, München
Series: Beck International
Language: English
Pages: 2322
Product type: Edited Book

Titelei/Inhaltsverzeichnis No access Pages I - XXVIII
Introduction No access Pages 1 - 17
1. 1. Title 1. Natural persons, consumers, entrepreneurs (§§ 1–20) No access Pages 17 - 33
  2. 1. 1. Chapter 1. General provisions (§§ 21–54) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Registered associations (§§ 55–79a) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Foundations (§§ 80–88) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Legal persons under public law (§§ 89) No access
2. Division 2. Things and animals (§§ 90–103) No access Pages 108 - 122
3. 1. Title 1. Capacity to contract (§§ 104–115) No access Pages 122 - 138
  2. Title 2. Declaration of intent (§§ 116–144) No access Pages 138 - 193
  3. Title 3. Contract (§§ 145–157) No access Pages 193 - 209
  4. Title 4. Conditions and specification of time (§§ 158–163) No access Pages 209 - 215
  5. Title 5. Agency and authority (§§ 164–181) No access Pages 215 - 241
  6. Title 6. Consent and ratification (§§ 182–185) No access Pages 241 - 247
4. Division 4. Periods of time and fixed dates (§§ 186–193) No access Pages 247 - 255
5. 1. Title 1. Subject-matter and duration of limitation (§§ 194–202) No access Pages 255 - 274
  2. Title 2. Suspension, suspension of expiry and recommencement of the limitation period (§§ 203–213) No access Pages 274 - 288
  3. Title 3. Legal consequences of limitation (§§ 214–225) No access Pages 288 - 293
6. Division 6. Exercise of rights, self-defence, self-help (§§ 226–231) No access Pages 293 - 299
7. Division 7. Provision of securitiy (§§ 232–240) No access Pages 299 - 309
1. 1. Title 1. Duty of performance (§§ 241–292) No access Pages 309 - 436
  2. Title 2. Default by the obligee (§§ 293–304) No access Pages 436 - 442
2. Division 2. Drafting contractual obligations by means of standard business terms (§§ 305–310) No access Pages 442 - 466
3. 1. 1. Subtitle 1. Creation (§§ 311–311c) No access
    2. 1. Chapter 1. Scope of application and principles applying to consumer contracts (§§ 312–312a) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Off-premises contracts and distance contracts (§§ 312b–312h) No access
      3. Chapter 3. Contracts in electronic commerce (§§ 312i–312j) No access
      4. Chapter 4. Deviating agreements and burden of proof (§§ 312k) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Adaption and ending of contracts (§§ 313–314) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Unilateral rights to specify performance (§§ 315–319) No access
  2. Title 2. Reciprocal contracts (§§ 320–327) No access Pages 521 - 541
  3. Title 3. Promise of performance to a third party (§§ 328–335) No access Pages 541 - 553
  4. Title 4. Earnest, contractual penalty (§§ 336–345) No access Pages 553 - 564
  5. 1. Subtitle 1. Revocation (§§ 346–354) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Right of withdrawal in consumer contracts (§§ 355–361) No access
4. 1. Title 1. Performance (§§ 362–371) No access Pages 616 - 633
  2. Title 2. Deposit (§§ 372–386) No access Pages 633 - 648
  3. Title 3. Set-off (§§ 387–396) No access Pages 648 - 663
  4. Title 4. Forgiveness (§ 397) No access Pages 663 - 665
5. Division 5. Transfer of a claim (§§ 398–413) No access Pages 665 - 697
6. Division 6. Assumption of debt (§§ 414–419) No access Pages 697 - 707
7. Division 7. More than one obliger and obligee (§§ 420–432) No access Pages 707 - 732
8. 1. 1. Subtitle 1. General provisions (§§ 433–453) No access
    2. 1. Chapter 1. Purchase on approval (§§ 454–455) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Repurchase (§§ 456–462) No access
      3. Chapter 3. Preemption (§§ 463–473) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Purchase of consumer goods (§§ 474–479) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Exchange (§ 480) No access
  2. Title 2. Time-share agreements, contracts relating to long-term holiday products, brokerage contracts and exchange system contracts (§§ 481–487) No access Pages 834 - 846
  3. 1. 1. Chapter 1. General provisions (§§ 488–490) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Special provisions for consumer credit agreements (§§ 491–505e) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Financing assistance between an entrepreneur and a consumer (§§ 506–509) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Contracts for delivery by installments between a trader and a consumer (§ 510) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Advisory services in real estate consumer credit contracts (§ 511) No access
    5. Subtitle 5. Mandatory nature, application to founder of new business (§§ 512–513) No access
    6. Subtitle 6. Gratuitous credit agreements and gratuitous financing assistance between a trader and a consumer (§§ 514–515) No access
  4. Title 4. Donation (§§ 516–534) No access Pages 920 - 937
  5. 1. Subtitle 1. General provisions for leases (§§ 535–548) No access
    2. 1. Chapter 1. General provisions (§§ 549–555) No access
      2. Chapter 1a. Structural maintenance and modernisation measures (§§ 555a–555f) No access
      3. Subchapter 1. Agreements on rent (§§ 556–556c) No access
        Subchapter 1a. Agreements on rent amount upon commencement of a lease in areas with an overstretched housing market (§§ 556d–556g) No access
        Subchapter 2. Provisions on the rent amount (§§ 557–561) No access
      4. Chapter 3. Security right of the lessor (§§ 562–562d) No access
      5. Chapter 4. Change of parties to the contract (§§ 563–567b) No access
      6. Subchapter 1. General provisions (§§ 568–572) No access
        Subchapter 2. Leases for an indefinite period of time (§§ 573–574c) No access
        Subchapter 3. Leases for a definite period of time (§§ 575–575a) No access
        Subchapter 4. Tied dwellings (§§ 576–576b) No access
      7. Chapter 6. Special features when creating apartment ownership of leased residences (§§ 577–577a) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Leases of other things (§§ 578–580a) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Usufructuary lease (§§ 581–584b) No access
    5. Subtitle 5. Farm lease (§§ 585–597) No access
  6. Title 6. Gratuitous loan (§§ 598–606) No access Pages 1054 - 1061
  7. Title 7. Contract for the loan of a thing (§§ 607–610) No access Pages 1061 - 1064
  8. 1. Subtitle 1. Service contract (§§ 611–630) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Treatment contract (§§ 630a–630h) No access
  9. 1. 1. Chapter 1. General provisions (§§ 631–650) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Construction contract (§§ 650a–650h) No access
      3. Chapter 3. Consumer construction contracts (§§ 650i–650n) No access
      4. Chapter 4. Mandatory nature (§ 650o) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Architect contract and engineer contract (§§ 650p–650t) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Property development contract (§§ 650u–651) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Package travel contract, retail and facilitation of linked travel services (§§ 651a–651y) No access
  10. 1. Subtitle 1. General provision (§§ 652–655) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Intermediation of consumer credit agreements and of nongratuitous financing assistance (§§ 655a–655e) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Marriage broking (§ 656) No access
  11. Title 11. Promise of a reward (§§ 657–661a) No access Pages 1262 - 1269
  12. 1. Subtitle 1. Mandate (§§ 662–674) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Contract for the management of the affairs of another (§§ 675–675b) No access
    3. 1. Chapter 1. General provisions (§§ 675c–675e) No access
      2. Chapter 2. Payment services contract (§§ 675f–675i) No access
      3. Subchapter 1. Authorisation of payment transactions; payment instruments; refusal of access to payment account (§§ 675j–675m) No access
        Subchapter 2. Execution of payment transactions (§§ 675n–675t) No access
        Subchapter 3. Liability (§§ 675u–676c) No access
  13. Title 13. Agency without specific authorisation (§§ 677–687) No access Pages 1375 - 1392
  14. Title 14. Safekeeping (§§ 688–700) No access Pages 1392 - 1402
  15. Title 15. Bringing things onto the premises of innkeepers (§§ 701–704) No access Pages 1402 - 1411
  16. Title 16. Partnership (§§ 705–740) No access Pages 1411 - 1475
  17. Title 17. Co-ownership (§§ 741–758) No access Pages 1475 - 1491
  18. Title 18. Life annuity (§§ 759–761) No access Pages 1491 - 1496
  19. Title 19. Imperfect obligations (§§ 762–764) No access Pages 1496 - 1501
  20. Title 20. Suretyships (§§ 765–778) No access Pages 1501 - 1532
  21. Title 21. Settlement (§§ 779) No access Pages 1532 - 1539
  22. Title 22. Promise to fulfil an obligation; acknowledgement of debt (§§ 780–782) No access Pages 1539 - 1545
  23. Title 23. Order (§§ 783–792) No access Pages 1545 - 1555
  24. Title 24. Bearer bond (§§ 793–808) No access Pages 1555 - 1571
  25. Title 25. Presentation of things (§§ 809–811) No access Pages 1571 - 1576
  26. Title 26. Unjust Enrichment (§§ 812–822) No access Pages 1576 - 1597
  27. Title 27. Torts (§§ 823–853) No access Pages 1597 - 1691
1. Division 1. Possession (§§ 854–872) No access Pages 1691 - 1712
2. Division 2. General provisions on rights in land (§§ 873–902) No access Pages 1712 - 1754
3. 1. Title 1. Subject matter of ownership (§§ 903–924) No access Pages 1754 - 1787
  2. Title 2. Acquisition and loss of ownership of plots of land (§§ 925–928) No access Pages 1787 - 1796
  3. 1. Subtitle 1. Transfer (§§ 929–936) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Acquisition by prescription (§§ 937–945) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Combination, intermixture, processing (§§ 946–952) No access
    4. Subtitle 4. Acquisition of products and other components of a thing (§§ 953–957) No access
    5. Subtitle 5. Appropriation (§§ 958–964) No access
    6. Subtitle 6. Finding (§§ 965–984) No access
  4. Title 4. Claims arising from ownership (§§ 985–1007) No access Pages 1853 - 1888
  5. Title 5. Co-ownership (§§ 1008–1017) No access Pages 1888 - 1891
4. 1. Title 1. Easements (§§ 1018–1029) No access Pages 1891 - 1916
  2. 1. Subtitle 1. Usufruct in things (§§ 1030–1067) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Usufruct in rights (§§ 1068–1084) No access
    3. Subtitle 3. Usufruct in property (§§ 1085–1089) No access
  3. Title 3. Restricted personal easements (§§ 1090–1093) No access Pages 1957 - 1969
5. Division 5. Right of preemption (§§ 1094–1104) No access Pages 1969 - 1976
6. Division 6. Charges on land (§§ 1105–1112) No access Pages 1976 - 1981
7. 1. Title 1. Mortgage (§§ 1113–1190) No access Pages 1981 - 2053
  2. 1. Subtitle 1. Land charge (§§ 1191–1198) No access
    2. Subtitle 2. Annuity land charge (§§ 1199–1203) No access
8. 1. Title 1. Pledge of movable things (§§ 1204–1272) No access Pages 2064 - 2113
  2. Title 2. Pledge of rights (§§ 1273–1296) No access Pages 2113 - 2129
Index No access Pages 2129 - 2322

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