“Impossibilium nulla obligatio est of Celsus” (d. 50,17,185) and initial impossibility of performance in German law Cover Image

Impossibilium nulla obligatio est celsusa (d. 50,17,185) a początkowa niemożliwość świadczenia prawie niemieckim
“Impossibilium nulla obligatio est of Celsus” (d. 50,17,185) and initial impossibility of performance in German law

Author(s): Dagmara Skrzywanek-Jaworska
Subject(s): Law, Constitution, Jurisprudence
Published by: Łódzkie Towarzystwo Naukowe

Summary/Abstract: On 1 January 2002 the Act on the Modernisation of the Law of Obligations (Gesetz zur Modernisierung des Schuldrechts vom 26 November 2001, BGBl I, 3138 ff.) entered into force, which fundamentally changed large parts of the German law of obligations. The aim of the reform was not only a need of cover gaps in the over hundred years old German Civil Code (BGB) regulations concerning the national obligation law. Beyond that was the reform aimed at bringing some of the most outdated parts of the German Civil Code into line with modern international developments. According to this, during the preparation of the reform the stipulations of Community law (expecially the need of implementation by 1 January 2002 the Directive 1999/44/EC of the European Parliament and Council on certain aspects of the sale of consumer goods and associated guarantees) and the UN Convention on the International Sale of Goods (CISG) as well as the Principles of European Contract Law (PECL) were taken into consideration.

  • Issue Year: 2010
  • Issue No: 81
  • Page Range: 131-155
  • Page Count: 25
  • Language: Polish