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Strafgesetzbücher der Zwischenkriegszeit
After the epochal change of 1918/1919, a wave of codification began in the new states of Central Eastern Europe. However, the penal codes drafted during this period fell into oblivion after 1945. The contributions gathered in this volume analyse these interwar codes and reveal surprising perspectives on transnational networks of experts.
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Johanna Stark
Der Rechtsirrtum im Privatrecht

Johanna Stark's study examines the consequences of mistakes of law in German private law.
Starting from a foundational theoretical analysis, she develops a framework for determining the relevance of such errors in various fields of the country's private law.

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Imen Gallala-Arndt
Interreligiöse Ehen zwischen staatlichem Recht und religiösem Recht
The relationship between state law and religious law is one of the central points of tension in modern legal systems within religiously pluralistic societies. The author gives a comparative analysis of the treatment of inter-religious marriages in Israel, Lebanon, and Tunisia and investigates the reception of a religion-based ban on marriage by German courts.
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