Auf der Suche nach den Grenzen vertraglicher Leistungspflichten

With the beginning of the First World War, the law of contract almost broke down under the weight of the history being made at that time. In an epidemic number of cases, the courts were called upon to define the boundaries of contractual obligation when the lawmakers and the contracting parties could or would not act. Jochen Emmert traces this development and examines its background from the perspective of history and legal theory.