Privatrechtstheorie heute

The theory of private law in Germany has been in a state of new orientation and critical debate for some time now. Scholars discuss the methods which enable them to critically reflect on their tradition of private law thinking, and, by so doing, are able to focus on the claim to correctness of private law's doctrinal theories. The theory of private law therefore provides opportunities for analytically appraising private law scholarship. This volume initiates a centred discourse intent on connecting the many differing approaches to this field to one another, comparing them, and critically evaluating their analytical power. Its aim is not to address one particular legal issue, but rather to examine a trio of recent books that represented three different approaches to private law theory.