Lückenschließung zwischen Gesetz und Vertrag

Long-term and organizational contracts are necessarily incomplete. German private law primarily fills gaps through default rules and supplementary interpretation. This article argues that both operate today as normatively constrained gap-fillers rather than as tools to reconstruct a subjective »hypothetical will.« This functional convergence is important: default rules reflect legislative choices and should prevail prima facie. From an intertemporal perspective, new default law applies ex nunc to ongoing relationships, whereas interpretation focuses on the moment of formation. The Article therefore proposes a dynamic reference point.

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Alexander Sajnovits Geboren 1987; Studium der Rechtswissenschaften an der Universität Mainz; 2012 Erste Juristische Prüfung; 2015 Zweites Staatsexamen; Wissenschaftlicher Mitarbeiter an der Universität Mainz; Studium an der Universität Oxford; 2018 M.Sc. (Oxford); 2018 Promotion (Mainz); Rechtsanwalt in Frankfurt; Akademischer Rat a.Z. Universität Mainz; 2025 Habilitation (Mainz); Privatdozent ebendort . Born 1987; studied law at the University of Mainz; 2012 First State Examination in Law; 2015 Second State Examination; research assistant at the University of Mainz; studies at the University of Oxford; 2018 M.Sc. (Oxford); 2018 doctorate (Mainz); attorney-at-law in Frankfurt; Assistant Professor (Akademischer Rat a.Z.) at the University of Mainz; 2025 habilitation (Mainz); private lecturer there.

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