Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch)

The German Civil Code (Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch, abbreviated BGB) governs several areas of private law, including obligations under tort and contract (Schuldverhältnisse), property law (Sachenrecht), family law (Familienrecht), and inheritance law (Erbrecht).

In diesem Abschnitt des Leitfadens sind allgemeine BGB-Kommentare und Abhandlungen aufgeführt. Fachspezifische Sekundärquellen für jedes vom BGB abgedeckte Rechtsgebiet sind in separaten Registerkarten unter der Registerkarte „Themen" aufgeführt.

BGB-Kommentare

• BGB (NomosKommentar) by Barbara Dauner-Lieb et al.
  Call Number: KK985.51896.A6 D38 2008View attachment 9412
  
  Multi-volume BGB commentary, with dedicated volumes for obligations, property, and family law.
• Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch (Palandt)
  Call Number: KK985.51896.A6 P35View attachment 9412
  
  A new volume of the Palandt civil code commentary is published each year. This is the link to the catalog record for the 2014 volume. All volumes are shelved together.
• Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch, BGB by H.G. Bamberger, H. Roth
  Call Number: KK985.51896 .K66 2011View attachment 9412
  
  The Bamberger/Roth BGB commentary covers all five books of the BGB and selected European materials. It is also available in Beck-Online's Beck'scher Online-Kommentar series. The online version is updated more frequently than the print, and includes hyperlinked references.
• Münchener Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch (PRINT) by F.J. Säcker, R. Rixecker, K. Rebmann
  Call Number: Law Library KK985.51896.A6 M86View attachment 9412
  
  This is a multi-volume commentary on the BGB and several other related codes. The law library has the 4th, 5th, and 6th editions in print. The most recent edition is also available through Beck-Online (see below).
• Münchener Kommentar zum Bürgerlichen Gesetzbuch (ONLINE)
  View attachment 9412Click the link in this Hollis record to access the Münchener BGB commentary in Beck-Online.