German Civil Justice - Hardcover

Peter L. Murray; Rolf Sturner

Hardcover

ISBN 10: 1594600031 ISBN 13: 9781594600036

Publisher: Carolina Academic Press, 2004

Synopsis

German Civil Justice is an English-language detailed description and comparative analysis of the legal framework and practical working of the modern German civil justice system. This comprehensive work presents German civil litigation, both procedural law doctrine and actual practice, in terms relevant and understandable to readers mainly familiar with the common-law systems of England and the United States. Authors Murray and Sturner include detailed treatment of the various institutions of civil justice such as courts, judges and lawyers, discussion of the theoretical principles upon which German litigation is conducted, and a step-by-step analysis of German civil procedure, from the filing of suit to revision appeal. The work also includes coverage of specialized institutions of civil justice such as family law procedure, special streamlined warning and check procedures, execution, bankruptcy and arbitration, as well as extended treatment of German civil justice in international matters. The book concludes with a comparative analysis of the salient features of German civil litigation with Anglo-American civil justice institutions and procedures.

German Civil Justice is oriented to lawyers, law professors, and law students who wish to obtain a basic understanding of the workings of the German civil justice system, current law and policy issues of that system, and how the German system compares with systems in Great Britain and the United States. The work contains abundant citations to additional sources for readers who seek more detailed knowledge of individual topics and issues. Chapter 1 of the book contains a brief overview of the system as a whole that is suitable for introductory purposes in courses with some other main focus.

About this title

About the Author:

Peter L. Murray is the Robert Braucher Visiting Professor of Law From Practice, Edward L. Johnston Lecturer on Law, Harvard Law School.

Rolf H. Sturner is a professor of law at the University of Freiberg, Germany.

Review:

"At once meticulous, comprehensive, and broad-minded, German Civiil Justice is a welcome and valuable addition to the growing body of English-language writing on continental civil procedure in a comparative context. It provides a clear, thorough, and well-documented description of civil procedure in a coutnry which many observers have reasonably argued is among the most successful civil justice systems in the world today." --Civil Justice Quarterly, 2007

About this edition

• Publisher: Carolina Academic Press
• Publication date: 2004
• ISBN 10: 1594600031
• ISBN 13: 9781594600036
• Binding: Hardcover
• Number of pages: 712