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The new German law of obligations : historical and comparative perspectives /

This is a critical assessment of the new law which analyses the liability for general non-performance, non-conformity in sales law, and the protection of consumers; it also examines how the reform has moved German contract law closer to European patterns.

Bibliographic Details
Main Author: Zimmermann, Reinhard, 1952 October 10-
Format: eBook
Language:English
Language Notes:English.
Published: Oxford ; New York : Oxford University Press, 2005.
Subjects:
Contracts > Germany.
Obligations (Law) > Germany.
Sales > Germany.
Performance (Law) > Germany.
Contrats > Allemagne.
Obligations (Droit) > Allemagne.
Vente > Droit > Allemagne.
Exécution (Droit) > Allemagne.
Contracts
Obligations (Law)
Performance (Law)
Sales
Germany
Electronic books.
Online Access:Connect to the full text of this electronic book
Table of Contents:
  • The German civil code and the development of private law in Germany
  • Remedies for non-performance, viewed against the background of the principles of European contract law
  • The development of liability for non-conformity in German sales law
  • The new German law of prescription and Chapter 14 of the principles of European contract law
  • Consumer contract law and general contract law.