"Selective marital surname" has reemerged in media headlines. Japan appears to be the only country in the world that holds onto the unitary surname system, under which 96% of wives relinquish their birth surnames. Majority of the Japanese population seems to accept, wittingly or unwittingly, the...

This article raises three doctrinal myths within Chinese tort law upon the enactment of Chinese Civil Code. These myths led to difficulties in understanding Chinese tort law. More specifically, it is unclear what is the exact scope of rights protected under tort law, if personality rights claim...

One of the conjectured benefits of establishing the legal recognition of samesex partnerships is that it would promote a culture of responsibility and commitment among homosexuals. A specific implication of this claim is that "gay marriage" will reduce the prevalence of sexually transmitted...

In the spring of 2017, I published my translation of the entire Louisiana Civil Code into German. The translation marks a milestone in comparative law and legal translation; for the first time in its history, the Louisiana Civil Code is available in German. This article discusses discoveries I...

The passage of Title IX, the 1972 Education Amendments to the Civil Rights Act, expanded high school athletic opportunities to include girls, revolutionizing mass sports participation in the United States. This paper analyzes high school athletic participation in the United States and how sports...

The Chinese Civil Code was enacted on May 28, 2020 and will become effective on January 1, 2021 as the first civil code in the Communist China. Half a century of codification effort finally resulted in this much anticipated code. It utilized state-of-the-art codification techniques and presents...

This paper examines one of the most important concepts of intestate succession – inheritance by right of representation. The following analysis is based on civil law in Russia and France.The paper provides an overview of the meaning and the role of the right of representation, determines those...

Der relevante Lehrstoff des Wirtschaftprivatrechts, die Grundlagen der juristischen Fallbearbeitung inkl. Übungsfällen mit Lösungen und digitalem WissensCheck IBM mit diesem ?All in one?-Lehrbuch sind Sie im Nu prüfungsfit im Wirtschaftsrecht! Von Studierenden der BWL an Universitäten,...

Introduction : creditworthiness and 'responsible credit' -- Creditworthiness assessment as a macroprudential duty -- Creditworthiness for individuals : methodologies and legal issues -- Creditworthiness assessment and other contractual duties as tools of 'responsible credit' : the case of...

The place of Russian law in European legal history is debated both in the national and international literature. The advocates of the European character of Russian law have to face the particularity of its legal culture, the sources of law, and the tradition of sui generis national identity....

To curb the widespread disease of gender inequality and despotism of religion in the personal laws, the maker of the constitution tries to puta vaccine named Uniform Civil Code (“UCC”) which is still though at the embryonic stage, but held more credence than any reformative practice which...

Intro -- Contents -- Foreword -- Preface -- 第一编 总 则 Book I: General Provisions -- 第一章 基本 定 Chapter 1: Fundamental Rules -- 第二章 然 人 Chapter 2: Natural Person -- 第三章 法 人 Chapter 3: Legal Person -- 第四章 法人组织 Chapter 4: Unincorporated...

Dieses Buch enthält die Grundlagen der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Anwendung auf das deutsche Zivilrecht. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Forschungsrichtung, in der die Normen und Regelungsprobleme mit den Mitteln der ökonomischen Theorie analysiert und bewertet...

This updated e-book features both legal instruments and comments by high-profile academics, judges and officials from several EU member states. In addition to some basic legal acts such as Brussels I and the Lugano Convention, the areas and topics covered include commercial law, contract law,...

Die vorliegende Arbeit beschäftigt sich mit der Suche nach möglichen Rechtfertigungen für zwingende Bestimmungen im Privatrecht. Da das Privatrecht stark vom Prinzip der Privatautonomie geprägt ist, werfen zwingende Bestimmungen die grundsätzliche Frage auf, ob diese wirklich notwendig...

Dieses Buch enthält die Grundlagen der ökonomischen Analyse des Rechts und ihrer Anwendung auf das deutsche Zivilrecht. Es ist eine umfassende Darstellung dieser Forschungsrichtung, in der die Normen und Regelungsprobleme mit den Mitteln der ökonomischen Theorie analysiert und bewertet...

This paper is a short English version of my various articles on this topic published in Russian, in journals: "The business and the law" (Chozjaistvo i pravo) and "The patents and licenses" (Patenti i licenzii).As is known modern Russian revolution in the field of intellectual property...

In the context of the conclusion of contracts between entrepreneurs under the Czech Civil Code, it is a relatively common arrangement that the parties disclaim any and all liability for damage arising from non-compliance with contractual obligations, if they can prove that this failure was due...

Der sog. „Brexit“ ist einer der wohl größten Einschnitte in der Geschichte der Europäischen Union. Für die im Finanzmarkt der EU agierenden Akteure stellt sich zunehmend die Frage, unter welchen Voraussetzungen nach dem Brexit grenzüberschreitende Finanzdienstleistungen erbracht oder in...

Dieses Lehrbuch stellt in einem umfassenden Überblick die Grundzüge des Zivilrechts dar. Der Fokus ist dabei stets auf die Praxis gerichtet und ermöglicht einen schnellen Einstieg in die für die Wirtschaft wesentlichen Anwendungsfälle des Rechts. Tim Jesgarzewski vermittelt ein fundiertes...

"Der Klunzinger" ist längst ein Lehrbuch-Klassiker. Er hat sich für viele Generationen von Studierenden als unentbehrliches Hilfsmittel beim Einstieg in das Bürgerliche Recht bewährt und überzeugt durch seine didaktische Grundkonzeption. Er leistet wertvolle Hilfe auch in komplizierten...

The collection features both legal instruments and comments by high profile academics, judges and high officials from several EU Member States. In addition to some basic legal acts such as Brussels I and the Lugano Convention, the areas and topics covered include, for instance, commercial law,...

The English version of this document can be found at: 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=930439' http://ssrn.com/abstract=930439La versione italiana di questo articolo può essere trovata in: 'http://ssrn.com/abstract=951889' http://ssrn.com/abstract=951889A versão em português deste artigo pode ser...

In the past decade a comparative law and economics literature has emerged that is largely organized around an effort to explain differences in country economic performance in terms of differences between common law and civil code systems. Assumptions about differences between common law and...

Nach dem Grundsatz «pacta sunt servanda» ermöglichen Verträge den Beteiligten das Vertrauen in den Bestand eines Leistungsversprechens. Die Zivilgerichte können jedoch in der Praxis pflichtgemäßes und vertragswidriges Verhalten nicht fehlerfrei unterscheiden. Unter Zuhilfenahme des...

Taking into consideration the provisions of the legislative modifications recently occurred in the field of society law, the clarification of the legal nature of the relationship between the administrator and the managed company comes as necessary, even more so that this subject was the source...

This is the Spanish translation of a paper originally published in 2002, in which the author proposes the enactment of a Class Action Code in civil law countries. The proposed Model Code extensively regulates all aspects of modern class actions, including standing, adequacy, prerequisites,...