\u003cp\u003eIt is thirteen years since the appearance of the successful second edition of this convenient English-language introduction to the law of Germany. This new edition covers all the significant changes and innovations that have occurred during that period, encompassing the pervasive impacts of European Union law and of globalization, as well as the greatly increased activity of the German legislature in every area addressed in this volume.\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eWith fifteen lucid chapters written by academic experts in their respective fields of law, as well as detailed bibliographies, this is the ideal starting point for research whenever a question of German law must be answered. The authors clearly explain the legal concepts, customs, and rules arising from such basic elements as the following:\u003c/p\u003e\n\u003cul\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ characteristic problems of German legal unity;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ principles and practices of constitutional law;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ administrative law and procedure;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ the German Commercial Code;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ formation and conduct of corporations and partnerships;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ contracts;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ tort liability;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ property rights;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ family law;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ succession and inheritance;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ labor and employment;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ issues of private international law;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ courts and civil procedure;\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003cli\u003eâ the penal code and criminal procedure.\u003c/li\u003e\n\u003c/ul\u003e\n\u003cp\u003eIntroduction to German Law, Third Edition provides an authoritative description of all issues likely to emerge in the course of normal application of German law in any context.\u003c/p\u003e