Specific Performance in German, French and Dutch Law in the Nineteenth Century

Janwillem Oosterhuis, PhD (2011) in Law, VU University Amsterdam, is Lecturer in Legal History at Maastricht University. He has published previously on the history of the law of obligations, e.g. Industrialization and Specific Performance in the German Territories during the 19th Century (Intersentia, 2010).

• ForewordAbbreviations1. Introduction1.1 The subject of this study1.2 Methodology1.3 Structure2. Specific Performance before the 19th Century2.1 Introduction2.2 Roman Law2.3 Glossators, Commentators and Canonists2.4 Customary law, Early Modern Scholasticism and Legal Humanism2.5 Roman-Dutch law and Roman-Frisian law2.6 Early Modern Natural law and the usus modernus pandectarum2.7 Specific Performance versus Nemo praecise3. Specific performance as Primary Remedy3.1 Introduction3.2 German Ius Commune3.3 Prussia and the Allgemeines Landrecht (1794) 3.4 France and the Code civil (1804) 3.5 The Rhine Province, Baden and the Code civil3.6 The Netherlands, Roman-Dutch law and the Code civil3.7 Comparison4. Damages as Rule4.1 Introduction4.2 German Confederation (1815–1866) 4.3 German Empire (1871–1918) 4.4 France and Belgium4.5 The Netherlands4.6 Comparison5. Specific Performance as an Exceptional Remedy5.1 Introduction5.2 France and Belgium5.4 German Empire5.5 Comparison6. Summary and ConclusionsBibliographyWorks before 190019th Century Judicial ReviewsWorks after 1900Index of NamesIndex of SourcesIndex of Cases

"Die werk bevat besonder interessante insigte oor die verhouding tussen reg en praktyk, soos geillustreer deur die geskiedenis van die remedie van spesifieke nakoming in sekere sivielregtelike stelsels in die negentiende eeu. Veral van belang is dat daar nie volstaan word met ‘n blote analise van wetsbepalings en akademiese kommentaar nie, maar ‘n besonder gedetailleerde uiteensetting van die regspraak gebied word." ["This work contains very interesting insights about the relationship between law and practice, as illustrated by the history of the remedy of specific performance in certain private law systems in the nineteenth century. It is of particular significance that the study is not confined to a mere analysis of statutory provisions and academic literature, but also contains detailed discussions of the relevant case law."] - Prof Jacques du Plessis, University of Stellenbosch