Review by Stefan Schaub and Shael Herman
Although the German Commercial Code (Handels-gesetzbuch) has traditionally attracted less international attention than the German Civil Code (Burgerlichesgesetzbuch), Goren and Forrester's new translation of the German Commercial Code, part of a set that includes a new translation of the German Civil Code, is particularly welcome now. Like the Civil Code, the Commercial Code can be difficult and impenetrable, even for Germans, so commercial specialists unschooled in German will find it immediately useful. But its long-term value to institutions of the European Economic Community is equally significant. Harmonization of the member states' legal systems, an avowed goal of the Community, depends upon a detailed appreciation of the municipal laws themselves, and no one can be expected to know all the languages in use in the member states.
About the Author
Stefan Schaub. LL.M., Tulane 1979.
Shael Herman. Associate Professor, Tulane University School of Law.
Citation
54 Tul. L. Rev. 535 (1980)