The German Civil Code: Translated and Annotated With an Historical Introduction and Appendices (Classic Reprint)

Excerpt from The German Civil Code: Translated and Annotated With an Historical Introduction and Appendices<br><br>Nor is the German Code of more academic interest to the English-speaking peoples. Both England and America are closely connected with Germany - the former commercially by its proximity to the Continent; the latter socially by the great in?ux of German im migrants ia recent years. In this age of international intercourse cases involving the con?ict of laws come up from time to time and it is not an uncommon thing for an English or American Court to be called upon to decide a question of German law. To place in the hands of English-speaking lawyers a reliable rendering of the Code is my object in undertaking this task. How far this object has been attained will depend upon the judgment of the profession.<br><br>About the Publisher<br><br>Forgotten Books publishes hundreds of thousands of rare and classic books. Find more at www.forgottenbooks.com<br><br>This book is a reproduction of an important historical work. Forgotten Books uses state-of-the-art technology to digitally reconstruct the work preserving the original format whilst repairing imperfections present in the aged copy. In rare cases an imperfection in the original such as a blemish or missing page may be replicated in our edition. We do however repair the vast majority of imperfections successfully; any imperfections that remain are intentionally left to preserve the state of such historical works.