Law

Under German law, surviving dependants receive comparatively low compensation in cases of wrongful death, which is often criticized as »killing at no cost.« Julien Schickling demonstrates that Japanese law can provide important impulses for further development, particularly with regard to dispute resolution practice.

The book takes up the ongoing debates about the concept of the legal relationship and confirms its presence at all levels of law. The approach, based on a legal relationship opens up new perspectives at key issues of legal theory, doctrine and practice as well as contributes to the emergence of a field of study focusing on the legal relationship.

Anne Hermle traces the development of Spanish bankruptcy law from Castilian law of the thirteenth century to the Ley Concursal of 2003. She examines key legal sources, the further development of the law through scholarship and case law, and highlights whether, and to what extent other European legal systems influenced Spanish law.

The famous characterization problem in PIL is taken into consideration in relation to foreign extrajudicial divorces. Both domestic divorce judgment and foreign divorce have the same legal effect - the dissolution of marriage. The only remaining problem is the lack of cooperation from foreign authorities.