Land Law in Germany

Contribution to the course Land Law from the perspective of comparison of laws

30.12.2022

Semester 1, 2024/25 (IUP); Tuesday, 15.10., 22. and 29.10.2024, 08:00 - 09:40 (Class A) resp. 10.00 - 11:40 (Class B), online via Zoom

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Course Contribution Description

At the Faculty of Law of Universitas Gadjah Mada the courses are shared by several lecturers. This website informs about the contents of my lectures in October 2024. They complement those of my colleagues Edi Bosco Rafael and Dr. Alifa Prasasti Rahmaningrum from a comparative perspective.

Downloads (PDF files)  

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Contents

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Diagram (The spectrum of German law) (from the course Introduction to the German legal system, Astana 2024)

 
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Slides presented in the lectures (® aids for illustration)
- Slide 1  (Introduction; concerning § 1)
- Slide 2  (Important elements of land law in Germany; concerning § 2)
[links updated]
- Slide 3  (Land acquisition for public purposes and land reform in Germany; concerning §§ 3 and 4)

Contents (summary/details)

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§ 1  Introduction

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§ 2  Important elements of land law in Germany

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§ 3  Land acquisition for public purposes

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§ 4  Land reform in Germany

Bibliography (selection for this course contribution)

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There is not much up-to-date legal literature in English on this very specific topic. Some examples:

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Thamm, Florian; Wielandt, Niklas; Bork, Daniel: Global Corporate Real Estate Guide: Germany, last updated 2023

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Thomas, Joachim: Handbook on Rural Land Readjustment and Land Consolidation in Germany, 2023 (for in-depth research)

Links

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German laws in English translation: Basic Law for the Federal Republic of Germany [Grundgesetz für die Bundesrepublik Deutschland) (= BL), German Civil Code [Bürgerliches Gesetzbuch] (= BGB) (html/pdf), German Condominium Act [Wohnungseigentumsgesetz], Land Consolidation Act [Flurbereinigungsgesetz]

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Related other courses on German law: Thomas Schmitz, Introduction to the German Legal System (Astana 2024); Thomas Schmitz, German Private Law (Astana 2024)

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concerning § 2 IV.3: FAO, Legal guide on land consolidation. Based on regulatory practice in Europe, 2021 (a guide for land consolidation legislation); Christiane Graß, "Hände weg von meinem Land" ["Hands off my land"] (lawyer's guide to land consolidation)

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concerning § 4 III: Radek Soběhart, Land Reform after 1945. The Inception of the unsuccessful collectivization in the German Democratic Republic, Littera Scripta 10 (2017), issue 1, p. 154 ff.

 

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