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Michael John: Politics and the Law in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany

Michael John: Politics and the Law in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany 196 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW [Vol. 39 provisions of the revised law went into effect on August 1, 1989. Consequently, while the chapter on the United Kingdom is cur­ rently useful as a starting point for finding major cases interpreting basic copyright concepts (which cannot have been radically changed), its numerous statutory references have become essentially without value. Readers will have to wait for the first update before this treatise becomes truly useful for comparative research in Brit­ ish copyright law. LEGAL HISTORY TH E POLITICAL STORY O F THE GERMAN CIVIL CODE. A REVIEW OF POLITIC S AND THE LAW IN LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY GERMANY. By Michael John. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Pp. 284. Reviewed by Mathias Reimann * The German Civil Code (Burgerliches Gesetzbuch, or BGB) is one of the most important and influential products of the civil law culture. As it nears its centenary, it remains the centerpiece of the German legal system. As a model for codification throughout the world it has been second only to th e French Code civil. But in con­ tras t to its French counterpart, it lacks political lustre. While Napo­ leon's Code excited the world as a child http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png American Journal of Comparative Law Oxford University Press

Michael John: Politics and the Law in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany

American Journal of Comparative Law , Volume 39 (1) – Jan 1, 1991

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Oxford University Press
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© 1991 by The American Association for the Comparative Study of Law, Inc.
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0002-919X
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2326-9197
DOI
10.2307/840678
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Abstract

196 THE AMERICAN JOURNAL OF COMPARATIVE LAW [Vol. 39 provisions of the revised law went into effect on August 1, 1989. Consequently, while the chapter on the United Kingdom is cur­ rently useful as a starting point for finding major cases interpreting basic copyright concepts (which cannot have been radically changed), its numerous statutory references have become essentially without value. Readers will have to wait for the first update before this treatise becomes truly useful for comparative research in Brit­ ish copyright law. LEGAL HISTORY TH E POLITICAL STORY O F THE GERMAN CIVIL CODE. A REVIEW OF POLITIC S AND THE LAW IN LATE NINETEENTH-CENTURY GERMANY. By Michael John. Oxford: Clarendon Press, 1989. Pp. 284. Reviewed by Mathias Reimann * The German Civil Code (Burgerliches Gesetzbuch, or BGB) is one of the most important and influential products of the civil law culture. As it nears its centenary, it remains the centerpiece of the German legal system. As a model for codification throughout the world it has been second only to th e French Code civil. But in con­ tras t to its French counterpart, it lacks political lustre. While Napo­ leon's Code excited the world as a child

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Published: Jan 1, 1991

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