Die Plastik des Rechts : Sammlung und System bei Rudolf von Jhering (Lectiones Inaugurales)

»The Sculpture of Law«This book gives an insight into the workshop of Rudolf von Jhering, a legendary German jurist of the 19th century. By looking at a legal opinion he delivered on a case which later became a classic of civil law, it traces Jhering's stupendous work in solving one of the most important yet difficult questions in the law of obligations. Together with a transcription from Jhering's autograph of the opinion, it allows for a better appreciation of the intellectual power of German pandektenwissenschaft.