Law

Since the first edition was published 20 years ago, this large-scale commentary on the German Limited Liability Companies Act (GmbHG) has established itself as an indispensable standard work in corporate law. Written by renowned experts from academia and practice, the work combines rigorous scholarly standards with strong practical relevance.

How can companies in Germany develop sustainability standards in international supply chains in such a way that they are legally effective, binding and enforceable? Luisa Eberle analyzes the contractual mechanisms that can be used to integrate environmental and human rights requirements into global supply relationships.

Marcel Lerch deals with the systematization of joint claims. By returning to the established principles for resolving normative conflicts, he attempts to finally clarify the dogmatic legal relationship between the various regulations on creditor majorities.

Diagnoses of a widespread »irrationality« of private households in financial matters belong to the standard repertoire of financial self-help literature. Philipp Neeb traces the historical emergence of expectations of rationality within this genre and, from a sociological perspective, exposes their latencies and consequential problems.