Politics and the Law in Late Nineteenth-Century Germany

The Origins of the Civil Code
Erscheinungsjahr 1989
ISBN: 978-0-19-822748-9
Verlag: OUP Oxford

Buch, Englisch, 294 Seiten, Print PDF, Format (B × H): 145 mm x 222 mm, Gewicht: 551 g

This first full-length study of the relationship between political change and the law in Bismarckian and Wilhelmine Germany throws new light on the strengths and weaknesses of German liberalism and the German state, merging ideological and structural explanations for the 'peculiar' nature of modern German development. Focusing on the preparation of the civil code of 1896, it shows how changes in politics affected the ways in which the legal system was considered.

The responses of the state, political parties, and interest groups to these changes are analysed to give a detailed picture of the links between political thought and political practice. These links were part of a distinctively German political culture which conditioned the responsiveness of the state to calls for reform.

Autoren/Hrsg.

John, Michael

Fachgebiete

• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Europäische Geschichte
• Sozialwissenschaften Politikwissenschaft Regierungspolitik Innen-, Bildungs- und Bevölkerungspolitik
• Rechtswissenschaften Recht, Rechtswissenschaft Allgemein Rechtspolitik
• Geisteswissenschaften Geschichtswissenschaft Weltgeschichte & Geschichte einzelner Länder und Gebietsräume Geschichte einzelner Länder Europäische Länder

Inhaltsverzeichnis

Abbreviations; Introduction; The theory and practice of Codification, 1814-1867; The politics of legal unity, 1867-1873; The approach to codification, 1874-1888; The public response and the campaign for legal reform, 1888-1896; The Wilhelmine State and the revision of the code, 1888-1896; The final stage: The civil code in the Bundesrat and Reichstag, 1895-1896; Conclusion