Respondeat superior und Unternehmensdeliktsrecht

Ein Pladoyer fur eine Reform des 831 BGB

by Mareike Klappert

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Extent: 217 pages

Publisher: Mohr Siebeck

Subjects: Law

Series: Studien zum Privatrecht

Series volume number: 132

Language: German

Paperback (Published)

(July 2025)

ISBN: 9783161642609

6.06 x 9.09 inches

Price: $93.00

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The historical legislator intended the liability of employees in tort to favor businesses. However, court attempts to close these recognized liability gaps only ever fail or succeed in an unsatisfactory doctrinal manner. In contrast, Mareike Klappert’s study calls for the abolition of 831 of the German Civil Code and the introduction of a strict liability principle, such as respondeat superior .


The historical legislator intended the liability of employees in tort to favor businesses. However, court attempts to close these recognized liability gaps only ever fail or succeed in an unsatisfactory doctrinal manner. In contrast, Mareike Klappert’s study calls for the abolition of 831 of the German Civil Code and the introduction of a strict liability principle, such as respondeat superior .

  • By (author) Mareike Klappert