The formation of legal unification in Germany in the 19th century

With particular regard to the influence of the Thibaut-Savigny-Controversy


Seminar Paper, 2013

24 Pages, Grade: 1,0


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I. Introduction 1

II. An historical overview on law, jurisdiction and jurisprudence in
„Germany“ in the 19th century
- The historical situation and the fragmentation of law

III. The Thibaut-Savigny Controversy, 1814
1. The disputing parties
a) Anthon Justus Friedrich Thibaut
b) Friedrich Carl von Savigny
2. The different approaches on the controversy
a) „On the necessity of a General Civil Law in Germany“
- Thibaut’s demand
b) „On the Vocation of our Age for Legislation and Jurisprudence"
- Savignys scathing criticism
c) Savigny and the historical school of law
3. Critics on Savigny’s historical school of law
4. The practical and economic need for general civil law code

IV. „Das Bürgerliche Gesetzbuch“ - the final realization of the legal unification
1. Savigny’s pandectistic and its influence in the subsequent time
2. The first draft and the first commission
3. The work of the second commission
4. The third draft and the proclamation

V. The essence of the „BGB“ and a brief judgement

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Title
The formation of legal unification in Germany in the 19th century
Subtitle
With particular regard to the influence of the Thibaut-Savigny-Controversy
Course
Legal History
Grade
1,0
Author
Year
2013
Pages
24
Catalog Number
V269990
ISBN (eBook)
9783656612865
ISBN (Book)
9783656612841
File size
639 KB
Language
English
Notes
Die Seminararbeit wurde in englischer Sprache im Rahmen der Veranstaltung "Legal History" während meines Auslandssemesters verfasst. Sie wurde mit 30/30 Punkten bewertet. Kerninhalt ist die Problematik der Schaffung einer einheitlichen rechtlichen Ordnung in den territorialen deutschen Staaten, die lange Zeit noch mit ihren eigenen Gesetzen arbeiteten. Hierbei wird besonderes Augenmerk auf den Rechtsstreit von zwei der herausragendsten Juristen deutscher Rechtsgeschichte - Savigny und Thibaut - gelegt.
Keywords
Thibaut, Savigny, legal unification, Rechtsgeschichte, legal history, BGB, Geschichte des BGB, Entstehungsgeschichte des BGB, Windscheid, Kommission, Thibaut-Savigny-controversy, Savigny-Thibaut Rechtsstreit, Historische Rechtsschule Savigny, Schaffung des BGB
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Gökhan Kosak (Author), 2013, The formation of legal unification in Germany in the 19th century, Munich, GRIN Verlag, https://www.grin.com/document/269990

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