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I. Independent works, major articles

  1. The Court of Appeal as a Court of Fact, Essays on Procedural Law, Vol. 38, Berlin 1975.
  2. Attribution and Assessment of Damages, Munich 1979.
  3. Commentary on Sections 328–335 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in: Munich Commentary on the German Civil Code, Vol. 2, Munich 1979, pp. 896–955; with supplementary volume 1981; 2nd revised edition 1985, pp. 1003–1085; 3rd revised and expanded edition 1994, pp. 1271–1355.
  4. BGB property law (Test Your Knowledge Booklet 4), 8th completely revised edition, Munich 1980; 9th revised edition 1985; 10th revised edition 1991; 11th revised edition 1994; 12th revised edition 1998; 13th revised edition 2002; 14th revised edition 2005; 15th revised edition 2010, XXIII, 298 pp; 16th edition 2014.
  5. Constitution and Civil Procedure (co-authored with Karl Heinz Schwab), Bielefeld 1984.
  6. Enforcement and Insolvency Law, Voluntary Jurisdiction (comprehensive overview in keyword articles), in: Deutsches Rechtslexikon, 1st edition (title: Münchener Rechtslexikon), Munich 1987; 2nd revised edition 1992; 3rd revised edition 2001.
  7. Handbook of Insolvency Law (editor and author of the sub-chapter: Exclusion – Separation – Set-off), Munich 1990.
  8. Commentary on Sections 322–328, 722–723 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) and the Final Appendix on International Civil Procedure (Brussels Convention, Lugano Convention, Washington Convention, Hague Conventions of 1973 and 1958, Hague Convention on the Service Abroad of Judicial and Extrajudicial Documents in Civil or Commercial Matters of 1954; bilateral recognition treaties; UN Convention of 1956, European Convention of 1961; RADG 1990), in: Munich Commentary on the ZPO, Munich 1992, Vol. I, pp. 1997–2148, Vol. II, pp. 1545–1560; Vol. III, pp. 1569–2015. 2nd edition 2000/01, Vol. 1, pp. 2092–2261; Vol. 2, pp. 1633–1649; Vol. 3 (now including the Marriage Act and the European Union Regulation on Jurisdiction), pp. 1971–2541; Update volume: Commentary on the new European Union Regulation on Jurisdiction and the new Act on the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements, 2002, pp. 838–912.
  9. Civil Procedure (founded by Leo Rosenberg, continued by Karl Heinz Schwab), 15th revised edition, Munich 1993.
  10. Handbook of Insolvency Law, Supplement to the Enforcement Code (editor and author of the section: Exclusion – Separation – Set-off), Munich 1993.
  11. Revised commentary on Sections 315–319 and Sections 336–345 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in: Munich Commentary on the German Civil Code, Vol. 2, (3rd edition), Munich 1994, pp. 1094–1128 and 1356–1387.
  12. Liability for Information and Expert Opinions vis-à-vis Third Parties: England, Germany, Switzerland, Series of Papers by German Law Students in Geneva, Issue 7, 1994, 48 pp.
  13. ‘Are measures to simplify, standardise and limit the remedies and appeals under civil procedure law advisable in the interests of effective legal protection?’, Expert Opinion A for the 61st German Jurists’ Congress, Munich 1996, A1–A109.
  14. Nagel/Gottwald, International Civil Procedure, revised 4th edition, Münster 1997, XXXII, 685 pp.
  15. Cross-Border Insolvencies: Publications of the Regensburg Society for Legal Studies, Issue 17, Munich 1997, 49 pp; b) in Japanese (translated by M. Haga) in: Hogaku Kenkyu, Keio University, Tokyo, 72 (1999), pp. 55–97.
  16. International Arbitration – International Arbitration – Arbitrage International (editor and author of the general report), Bielefeld 1997, 901 pp.
  17. Handbook of Insolvency Law (editor and author of the introduction and the chapters on separation of assets, set-off and international insolvency law, pp. 1–26, 535–670 and 1649–1749), 2nd edition 2001.
  18. Munich Handbook of Litigation Forms: Family Law (editor), Munich 2001; 2nd expanded edition 2003, 3rd edition 2010
  19. Revised commentary on Sections 315–319 and Sections 328–345 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in: Munich Commentary on the German Civil Code, 4th edition, Vol. 2, 2001, pp. 1258–1305 and 1461–1609, and revision for the update volume, Vol. 2a, 2002.
  20. Gottwald, Schwab, Büttner, Family and Succession Law in Germany, The Hague, London, Boston and Munich 2001 (section on Succession Law, pp. 117–165); 2nd edition 2006. Succession Law, in: International Encyclopaedia of Laws, Family and Succession Law, Germany by Gottwald/Schwab/Nourney, Suppl. 32 (Sept. 2006), pp. 117–172.
  21. Nagel/Gottwald, International Civil Procedure, 5th revised edition, Cologne and Münster 2002, L, 991 pp.
  22. Exam Revision Guide: Civil Law- General Part of the German Civil Code (BGB), UNIREP JURA, 1st ed., Heidelberg, 2002, 177 pp.; 2nd ed., Heidelberg 2008, 185 pp.; 3rd ed. 2013, 193 pp.
  23. Civil Procedure (founded by Leo Rosenberg, continued up to the 14th edition by Karl Heinz Schwab), 16th revised edition,
    1. Munich 2004, XXX, 1392 pp;
    2. translated into Chinese (by Daxue Li), Beijing 2007.
  24. Handbook of Insolvency Law (editor, author of the introduction and the chapters on separation of assets, exclusion of claims and set-off, and international insolvency law), 3rd (revised) edition, Munich 2006.
  25. Revised commentary on Sections 315–319 and Sections 328–345 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in: Munich Commentary on the German Civil Code, 5th edition 2007, pp. 1824–1868 and 2028–2162.
  26. Nagel/Gottwald, International Civil Procedure, 6th revised edition, Cologne 2007, LIII, 903 pp.
  27. Revised commentary on Sections 322–328 and 722–723 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), in *Münchener Kommentar zur ZPO*, 3rd ed., 2007, Vol. 2, pp. 1163–1179. Vol. 1, 2008, pp. 1933–2094; commentary on the Final Annex to the IZPR (EuGVO, EheGVO, AVAG, IntFamRVG, HUVÜ, AUG, CMR, MÜ, HZPÜ, etc.) Vol. 3, 2008, pp. 1347–1710 and pp. 1789–1815.
  28. “Law and Society in Germany and Japan” (editor), “Japanese Law” series, Vol. 47, Heymanns Verlag 2009, 179 pp.
  29. Munich Form Book on family law (Editor), 4th revised edition 2013; 5th edition 2017.
  30. Rosenberg/Schwab/Gottwald, Civil Procedure, 17th edition 2010, XXXIV, 1156 pp.
  31. Handbook of Insolvency Law (Editor, contributor to Section 1), 4th edition 2010, LXIX, 2508 pp.; 5th edition 2015, LXXI, 2942 pp.
  32. Litigation in England and Germany – Legal Professional Services, Key Features and Funding (Editor), 2010.
  33. Revised commentary on Sections 328–345 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in the Munich Commentary on the BGB, 6th ed. 2012, pp. 2192–2339, 7th ed. 2015, pp. 2212–2363.
  34. Succession Law, in Schwab/Gottwald/Lettmaier, Family and Succession Law in Germany, Second Edition, Alphen aan den Rijn, 2012; revised edition 2017.
  35. Revised commentary on Sections 322–328, 722–723 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), Final Annex to the IZPR (EuGVO, AVAG, CMR, HZPÜ) in the Munich Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure, 4th edition, Vol. 1 2013, pp. 2061–2214; Vol. 2 2012, pp. 1062–1079; Vol. 3 2013, pp. 1731–2121, pp. 2234–2264.
  36. Nagel/Gottwald, International Civil Procedure, 7th edition, Cologne 2013, LXV, 1033 pp.
  37. Revised commentary on the Brussels IIa Regulation, in *Münchener Kommentar zum FamFG*, 2nd edition 2013, pp. 2461–2563.
  38. Handbook of Insolvency Law, 5th ed. 2015 (editor and author of Section 1).
  39. Contributions to German and European Civil Procedure Law (in Japanese), Publications of the Institute of Comparative Law in Japan, Vol. 71, Chuo University, Tokyo, 2015, 191
  40. Basics of German and International Insolvency Law, and International Civil Procedure, in Arnold, Feldbaum et al., International Business Law, 2015, pp. 265–283 and pp. 605–675.
  41. Revised commentary on Sections 322–328 and 722–723 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), in *Münchener Kommentar zur ZPO*, 5th ed., 2016, Vol. 1, pp. 2235–2396, Vol. 2, pp. 1113–1131; Vol. 3, 2017, in press.
  42. New commentary on the Brussels Ia Regulation, in *Münchener Kommentar zur ZPO*, 5th edition, 2017, pp. 1909–2199, 2308–2336.
  43. Rosenberg/Schwab/Gottwald, Civil Procedure, 18th revised edition, Munich 2018, XXXVI, 1239 pp.
  44. Revised commentary on the Brussels IIa Regulation, in the Munich Commentary on the FamFG, Vol. 2, 3rd edition 2019, pp. 839–947, 1795–1817.
  45. Revised commentary on Sections 328–345 of the German Civil Code (BGB), in the Munich Commentary on the BGB, 8th edition 2019, pp. 670–830.
  46. Revised commentary on Sections 322–328 and 722–723 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), in the Munich Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), 6th edition 2020, pp. 2375–2537.
  47. Gottwald/Haas, Handbook of Insolvency Law, 6th edition 2020 (co-editor and author of Section 1).
  48. Nagel/Gottwald, International Civil Procedure, 8th edition 2020, XL, 1272 pp.
  49. Property Law (Test Your Knowledge), 17th edition 2021, 231 pp.
  50. Munich Form Book on family law, 6th edition 2021 (editor), 1,372 pp.
  51. Revised edition of the Brussels Ia Regulation and Sections 1110–1117 of the German Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO), in *Munich Commentary on the German Code of Civil Procedure*, Vol. 3, 6th edition 2021, pp. 2345–2643.

II. Essays

  1. The Law of the Poor in Western Europe and the Reform of German Law, ZZP 89 (1976), pp. 136–178.
  2. Admissibility of Appeals and the Settlement of the Main Issue, NJW 1976, pp. 2250–2252.
  3. Class actions for damages based on the American model in German civil procedure, ZZP 91 (1978), pp. 1–38.
  4. The Found Bus, JuS 1979, pp. 247–250.
  5. Problems in humanising civil proceedings, JuS 1979, pp. 532–534.
  6. On the Protection of Trade Secrets in Civil Proceedings, Betriebs-Berater 1979, pp. 1780–1787.
  7. Argumentation in Civil Procedure, ZZP 93 (1980), pp. 1–23.
  8. Contractual fairness in purchases from property developers, Juristische Arbeitsblätter 1980, pp. 65–71.
  9. Fundamental Issues in the Allocation of the Burden of Proof
    1. Jura 1980, pp. 225–236;
    2. in Japanese (translated by H. Matsumoto), in: (Japanese) Journal of Civil and Commercial Law 1980, pp. 99–118.
  10. Special Rules on the Allocation of the Burden of Proof, Jura 1980, pp. 303–313.
  11. Aspects of corporate insolvency under English law, KTS 1981, pp. 17–45.
  12. A Practical Case: A Commuting Accident Involving Work Colleagues (with Kurt Bechtold), JuS 1981, pp. 361–365.
  13. Legal Aspects of Human Reproduction, in: Semm/Mettler, Human Reproduction, Excerpta Medica, Amsterdam 1981, pp. 293–302.
  14. Towards a Reorganisation of International Procedural Law, ZZP 95 (1982), pp. 3–17.
  15. Fundamental Problems of Joint Litigation in Civil Proceedings, Juristische Arbeitsblätter 1982, pp. 64–71.
  16. The Resolution of Private Disputes in Court Proceedings
    1. ZZP 95 (1982), pp. 245–264;
    2. in Japanese, in: Arens/Kojima, Publications of the Institute for Comparative Law at Chuo University, Tokyo, 1988, pp. 29–59.
  17. Liability for culpa in contrahendo, JuS 1982, pp. 877–885.
  18. Contested conclusion of a contract and the place of jurisdiction at the place of performance, IPRax 1983, pp. 13–16.
  19. Recent Supreme Court case law on civil procedure, Juristenzeitung 1983, pp. 523–531.
  20. The Constitution and Civil Procedure, General Report for the 7th International Congress on Civil Procedure (in collaboration with Karl Heinz Schwab),
    1. in: Habscheid (ed.), Effective Legal Protection and the Constitutional Order, Bielefeld 1983, pp. 1–89;
    2. in Japanese (translated by A. Ishikawa and M. Deguchi), in: Hanrei Times (Tokyo), 1986 No. 15, pp. 205–244;
    3. in: Constitutional Law and Civil Procedure (Keio Law Review Vol. 46), Tokyo 1988, pp. 1–134 (reprint of the translation referred to in b);
    4. in Chinese, in: Yearbook of Comparative Civil Procedure (Beijing), 2000, pp. 48–105;
    5. in: M. Stürner (ed.), Collection of Classical Articles on German Civil Procedure, Beijing 2005, pp. 125–201.
  21. Simplified civil procedure in West Germany, *The American Journal of Comparative Law* 31 (1983), pp. 687–701.
  22. International procedural law in the draft Private International Law Act, IPRax 1984, pp. 57–61.
  23. Legal options for corporate restructuring in the event of insolvency, KTS 1984, pp. 1–26.
  24. Direct liability of the negligent notary, JuS 1984, pp. 841–846.
  25. Limits of international jurisdiction agreements,
    1. Festschrift for Karl Firsching, 1985, pp. 89–110;
    2. in Japanese (translated by S. Watanabe), in: Hogaku Kenkyu, Keio University, Tokyo, 1989, pp. 70–89.
  26. Judicial Decisions and Rational Argumentation,
    1. ZZP 98 (1985), pp. 113–130;
    2. in Greek (translated by A. Sofialidis), in: Armenopoulos (Thessaloniki), 1985, pp. 361–371;
    3. in Japanese (translated by I. Mori), in: Hanrei taimuzu (Tokyo) No. 600, 24 July 1986, pp. 23–31;
    4. in Chinese, in: M. Stürner, Collection of Classical Articles on German Civil Procedure, Beijing 2005, pp. 473–488.
  27. ‘The Right to Know One’s Biological Parentage?’, in: Festschrift für Heinrich Hubmann, 1985, pp. 111–125.
  28. Legal Aspects of New Methods of Human Conception, *International Medicine* (London) 5 (1985), pp. 20–24.
  29. Possibilities for formally restricting appeals, in: Gilles/Röhl/Schuster/Strempel, Appeals in Civil Proceedings, (Legal Research published by the Federal Ministry of Justice), Cologne 1985, pp. 295–309.
  30. ‘Useless’ Building Plans, JuS Learning Sheet, JuS 1986, L 4–6.
  31. Set-off in European civil proceedings, IPRax 1986, pp. 10–13.
  32. A Practical Case: Incompatible Proceedings Following a Security Assignment, JuS 1986, pp. 715–719.
  33. Causality and Attribution: Problems and Trends in the Development of Liability Law, (Karlsruher Forum 1986), Supplement to Insurance Law, 1988, pp. 3–32.
  34. The substantive review of international arbitral awards by national courts, in: Festschrift for Heinrich Nagel, 1987, pp. 54–70.
  35. ‘Possession’ and ‘Property’, in: Expandable Encyclopaedia of Law, property law (ed. by Gerhardt), 1987, 7 pp. each, 2nd edition 1994; hardback edition 1995, pp. 2–8; 207–214; reprinted in: Bunte/Stöber, Encyclopaedia of Economic Law, 1996; revised in Encyclopaedia of Law, Vol. 135, 2008, No. 15/10, pp. 1–8 and No. 15/210, pp. 1–8.
  36. On tackling the backlog in the courts of appeal, in: Gilles, Efficient Legal Proceedings, German National Reports for the 8th World Conference on Procedural Law in Utrecht, Heidelberg 1987, pp. 141–159.
  37. Unilateral binding prorogation under Article 17(3) of the Brussels Convention, IPRax 1987, pp. 81–83.
  38. The Position of Foreigners in Legal Proceedings (division presented at the International Conference on Procedural Law in Nafplio, Greece, October 1987),
    1. (in German and Greek) in: Habscheid/Beys, Fundamental Issues of Civil Procedure – The International Dimension –, Bielefeld/Athens 1991, pp. 3–99;
    2. in Japanese (translated by K. Matsumoto), in: *Okinawa Hogaku* 1989, pp. 61–95 and 1990, pp. 59–87.
  39. The Economic Analysis of the Critique and Reform of Civil Procedure,
    1. Festschrift for Hans Fasching, Vienna 1988, pp. 181–194;
    2. in Turkish (translated by S. Taşpinar), Ankara University Faculty of Law Journal 51 (2002), pp. 1–17.
  40. On the Reviewability of Foreign Law, IPRax 1988, pp. 210–212.
  41. Active Judges – Managerial Judges. On judicial power in American and German civil procedure,
    1. in: Law in East and West, Festschrift marking the 30th anniversary of the Institute for Comparative Law at Waseda University, Tokyo 1988, pp. 705–718;
    2. in Japanese, in: Comparative Law Review (Waseda University, Tokyo), 1988, pp. 144–160.
  42. Limits on Civil Court Measures with International Effects,
    1. Festschrift for Walther Habscheid, 1989, pp. 119–130;
    2. in Greek (translated by D. Tsikrikas), DIKE 1990, 97–113;
    3. in Japanese (translated by T. Mikami and M. Fuji), in: Hogaku Kenkyu Keio University, Tokyo 1990, pp. 87–103;
    4. in English: ‘Limits to Extraterritorial Effects of Judicial Acts’, Civil Justice Quarterly 1990, pp. 61–74.
  43. Free ‘access to justice’ for foreigners, IPRax 1989, pp. 249–250.
  44. Self-dealing and its limits (with Bettina Schultz), JuS-Lernbogen 1989, pp. 89–91.
  45. The community of interests of the creditors of an insolvent debtor, Festschrift for Hans Giger, Zurich 1989, pp. 195–211.
  46. Social civil procedure in the market economy,
    1. Commemorative Volume Marking the 150th Anniversary of the Areios Pagos, Vol. I, 2007, pp. 87–100.
    2. in Japanese (translated by T. Kasahara), in: Hogaku Kenkyu, Keio University, Tokyo, 1994, pp. 71–85.
  47. Action for Modification, Maintenance Claims and Res Judicata, Festschrift for Karl Heinz Schwab, 1990, pp. 151–164.
  48. Global assignment and factoring agreements (Civil Law Assessor’s Examination), Jura 1989, pp. 489–497.
  49. European Jurisdiction by Virtue of Factual Connection, IPRax 1989, pp. 272–274.
  50. The Legal Status of Public Officials between the Principles of Territoriality and Universality,
    1. Keio Law Review (Commemorative Issue), 1990 No. 6, pp. 157–169;
    2. in: Justice in Private Law through the Ages (Academic Commemoration of Karl Firsching), Bielefeld 1992, pp. 9–29.
  51. Fundamental Issues of the Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgements in Civil Matters, ZZP 103 (1990), pp. 257–293.
  52. Civil Procedure Law in the Unification Treaty,
    1. FamRZ 1990, pp. 1177–1183;
    2. in: D. Schwab, Family Law and German Unification, Bielefeld 1991, pp. 122–127 (slightly expanded).
  53. The Legal Status of Creditors with Security in Rem, in: Leipold (ed.), Insolvency Law in Transition, 1990, pp. 197–209.
  54. The Attitude of German Courts and Lawyers towards ‘Complex’ Proceedings, in: Gilles, The Legal Profession and the Judiciary in Contemporary Society, German National Reports for the 9th World Conference on Procedural Law, Baden-Baden 1991, pp. 225–268.
  55. The Free Movement of Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters in Western Europe,
    1. in: B. and F. Öztan, The Current State and Prospects of European Community Law, Ankara 1991, pp. 171–188;
    2. ibid., also in Turkish (translated by E. Yilmaz), pp. 189–216;
    3. in: Jayme, An International Civil Procedure Law for the Whole of Europe, Heidelberg 1992, pp. 155–171
  56. Foreign Insolvency and Domestic Registration, IPRax 1991, pp. 168–172.
  57. International Enforcement,
    1. IPRax 1991, pp. 285–292;
    2. in Greek (translated by A. Kaissis), Armenopoulos 1990, pp. 17–28.
  58. The Attribution of Damages under the Environmental Liability Act, Festschrift for Hermann Lange, 1992, pp. 447–467.
  59. The Judiciary in the New Federal States following the Unification Treaty, in: Private Law Aspects of German Reunification, published by the Molengraaff Institute for Private Law, Utrecht, April 1991, pp. 2–14.
  60. The Binding Effect of Judicial Decisions in Motor Vehicle Third-Party Liability Insurance, Festschrift for Georg Mitsopoulos, Vol. I, Athens, 1993, pp. 487–502.
  61. Problems with actions for modification in maintenance cases, FamRZ 1992, p. 1374.
  62. On civil law liability for environmental damage under German law,
    1. in: Business & Economic Review (Dongguk University, Seoul) 16 (1992), pp. 39–70;
    2. in: Kangwon Law Review 5 (1993), pp. 189–207;
    3. in: Korean (translated by J.-O. Chang), Kangwon Law Review 5 (1993), pp. 208–223.
  63. Fact-finding in Civil Proceedings – a German Perspective, in: Carey Miller & Beaumont (eds.), The Option of Litigating in Europe, London (UK Comparative Law Series Vol. 14), 1993, pp. 67–85.
  64. Recognition and Enforcement of Foreign Judgments under the Brussels Convention, in: Carey Miller & Beaumont (eds.), The Option of Litigating in Europe, London, 1993, pp. 31–41.
  65. Comparative Analysis of the Reform of Civil Procedure, German Report, in: The International Symposium on Civil Justice in the Era of Globalisation, Collected Reports, Tokyo 1992, 1993, pp. 147–163.
  66. Acceleration and Concentration of Civil Proceedings in the Federal Republic of Germany,
    1. Nihon University Comparative Law, Vol. 10, 1993, pp. 1–22;
    2. in Japanese (translated by K. Matsumoto), in: Nihon Hogaku 50 No. 3, 1994.
  67. Legal Education in Germany, in: Kansai University, Economic & Political Studies Series No. 85, Germany and Japan, Problem Studies Vol. 1, 1994, pp. 125–138.
  68. The Probative Value of Testimony in Private Law,
    1. in Jayme (ed.); German National Reports on Civil Law Matters for the XIVth Congress of Comparative Law, Heidelberg, 1994, pp. 135–151;
    2. in H. Safai (ed.), *La Valeur du Témoignage en Droit Civil*, London, 1995, pp. 105–122.
  69. Liability to Third Parties for Information and Expert Opinions, in Commemoration of Professor Bong-Hee Hahn, Seoul, 1994, pp. 1283–1304.
  70. Jurisdiction over recognition and facts of dual relevance, IPRax 1995, pp. 75–76.
  71. International Jurisdiction Agreements – Contracts between Procedural Law and Substantive Law, Festschrift for Henckel, 1995, pp. 295–309.
  72. Discretionary standing to sue for the foreign insolvency administrator, IPRax 1995, pp. 157–158.
  73. On the insurer’s conduct of proceedings in staged road traffic accidents (with Jens Adolphsen), Neue Zeitschrift für Verkehrsrecht 1995, pp. 129–132.
  74. Supreme Court case law on civil procedure (with Barbara Honold), JZ 1995, pp. 657–666.
  75. Introduction to the text edition of civil procedure, Beck Texts published by dtv, 24th edition 1995, pp. VII–XIX; supplemented for the 25th edition 1996, 26th edition 1997, 27th edition 1997, 28th edition 1998, 29th edition 1998, 30th edition 1999 (pp. VII–XX); 31st edition 2000 (pp. IX–XXIII); 32nd edition, 2000; 33rd edition, 2001 (pp. IX–XXIV); 34th edition, 2002 (pp. IX–XXIV); 35th edition, 2002 (pp. IX–XXV); 36th edition, 2003 (pp. IX–XXV); 37th edition, 2004 (pp. IX–XXVI); 38th edition, 2005; 39th edition, 2005; 40th edition, 2005; 41st edition 2006; 42nd and 43rd editions 2007; 44th edition 2008; 45th edition 2009; 46th edition 2010; 49th edition 2012 (pp. IX–XXVIII), 50th edition 2012, 51st edition 2013, 52nd edition 2014 (pp. IX–XXVIII), 53rd edition 2014; 54th ed., 2015, 55th ed. 2015, 56th ed. 2016, 57th ed. 2016 (pp. VII–XXVIII); 58th ed. 2017.
  76. On intestate succession among Greek Muslims (with Demetrios Demetriou), IPRax 1995, p. 193.
  77. Proceedings involving small claims before German civil courts (with Harald Müller), European Journal of Private Law 3 (1995), pp. 591–603.
  78. The procedural duty to provide information in comparative law, in (Linzer) Contributions to Civil Procedure, Vol. V, 1995, pp. 19–43.
  79. German Issues in International Family Proceedings, Festschrift for Hideo Nakamura, Tokyo 1996, pp. 195–209.
  80. Are measures advisable in the interests of effective legal protection … (Summary of the expert opinion for the 61st DJT), NJW, Supplement to Issue 23/1996, pp. 9–13.
  81. International Arbitration (General Report for the 10th World Congress on Procedural Law) in I. Andolina, Transnational Aspects of Procedural Law, Vol. I, Milan 1998, pp. 43–179.
  82. International Arbitration, Current Positions and Comparative Trends, Rivista dell’Arbitrato 1996, pp. 211–237.
  83. Foreign securities accounts in German estates (with Burkhard Stangl), ZEV 1997, pp. 217–222.
  84. Alternative Joinder of Claims (with Jens Adolphsen),
    1. translated into Japanese by M. Haga, in: *Hogaku Kenkyu*. Keio University. Tokyo 70 (1997), pp. 67–80;
    2. in: (Linz) Contributions to Civil Procedure Vol. VI, 2002, pp. 21–33.
  85. Civil Procedure Reform in Germany,
    1. *American Journal of Comparative Law* 45 (1997), pp. 753–766;
    2. in Chinese, in: Yearbook of Comparative Civil Procedure, Beijing, 2000, pp. 278–292.
  86. Principles and current problems of uniform procedural law in Europe under the Brussels Convention, Saint Louis – Warsaw Transatlantic Law Journal 1997, pp. 139–165.
  87. Aspects of the recognition of foreign insolvency proceedings in Germany (with Markus Pfaller), IPRax 1998, pp. 170–175.
  88. The new German law on arbitration proceedings (with Jens Adolphsen), in Deutsches tax law 1998, pp. 1017–1025.
  89. The Austrian Code of Civil Procedure from a German Perspective, in P. Mayr (ed.), 100 Years of Austrian Civil Procedure Legislation, Vienna 1998, pp. 179–195.
  90. On the Derogation from German International Jurisdiction (with Thomas Baumann), IPRax 1998, pp. 445–447.
  91. Cross-border insolvencies: European and global trends and solutions, Riv.trim.dir.proc.civ. 53 (1999), pp. 149–170.
  92. Civil Justice Reform in Germany – Access, Cost and Expedition, in: Zuckerman, Justice in Crisis: Comparative Perspectives of Civil Procedure, Oxford, 1999, pp. 207–234.
  93. Modern Technologies in Court Proceedings, in *The Law Facing the Challenges of Modern Technology* (edited by the Korean-German Society for Law), Seoul 1999, pp. 260–280.
  94. Barriers to Access to the Court of Appeal, BRAK-Mitt. 1999, pp. 55–61.
  95. Security versus efficiency? – Service of documents abroad in the European Union in civil and commercial matters, Festschrift for Schütze, 1999, pp. 225–235.
  96. Electronic legal transactions and civil procedure
    1. Nihon University Comparative Law 16 (1999), pp. 117–131;
    2. in Japanese (translated by K. Matsumoto) in: Nihon Hogaku 66 (2001), pp. 347–367.
  97. The Binding Effect of Decisions by Motor Vehicle Arbitration Boards (with Klaus Reichenberger and Petra Wagner), Neue Zeitschrift für Verkehrsrecht 13 (2000), pp. 6–9.
  98. On the law of contractual penalties – a critical look across the fence, Festschrift für Söllner, 2000, pp. 379–389.
  99. Efforts to Reform the Civil Justice System in Germany, Ritsumeikan Law Review No. 17 (International Edition), 2000, pp. 19–34.
  100. German international insolvency law in the period prior to the European reorganisation
    1. Chungnam National University Law Review 10 (1999), pp. 161–179;
    2. in Korean (translated by Yong-Jin Kim), in: Chungnam Law Review 10 (1999), pp. 181–192;
    3. Civil Procedure III, edited by the Korean Association of the Law of Civil Procedure, 1999, pp. 414–434;
    4. in Korean (translated by Yong-Jin Kim), in: Civil Procedure III, pp. 435–449;
    5. in: Ritsumeikan Law Review No. 17 (International Edition), 2000, pp. 35–48.
  101. Towards Further Simplification of the Recognition and Enforcement of Judgments in Europe
    1. Ritsumeikan Law Review No. 17 (International Edition), 2000, pp. 49–60;
    2. in Japanese (translated by Hajime Sakai), in: Konan Hogaku – Konan Law Review 41 (2000), pp. 24–37.
  102. Fairness and Efficiency of International Jurisdictions – Reflections on the Reform of the Brussels Convention
    1. Ritsumeikan Law Review No. 17 (International Edition), 2000, pp. 61–78;
    2. in Japanese (translated by S. Nakano), in: Konan Hogaku – Konan Law Review 41 (2000), pp. 1–23.
  103. Current Developments in Civil Procedure Reform, in: Rechberger/Klicka, Procedural Law on the Threshold of a New Millennium, Round Table, XIth World Congress on Procedural Law, Vienna 2002, pp. 47–49.
  104. The Flexible Standard of Proof in English and German Civil Procedure, Festschrift for Henrich, 2000, pp. 165–176.
  105. Subject matter of the dispute and contextual relationships
    1. Symposium in Honour of Schwab, 2000, pp. 85–100;
    2. in Greek (translated by H. Theodorou), in: Dike 2000, pp. 419–433.
  106. International Insolvency Law, Commemorative Volume from the Academic Community to Mark the 50th Anniversary of the Federal Court of Justice, Vol. 3, 2000, pp. 819–836.
  107. From the Local Court to the ‘Court Office’, FamRZ 2000, 1477–1478 and Rechtspflegerblatt 2001, pp. 4–5.
  108. Efforts to Reform the Scheme of Studying Law in Germany, Dokkyo International Review 13 (2000), pp. 73–90.
  109. The Arbitration Settlement and the Arbitral Award with Agreed Wording, Symposium for Schlosser, 2001, pp. 31–43.
  110. Division for the 63rd German Lawyers’ Congress, Current Forum on Judicial Reform, Proceedings of the 63rd German Lawyers’ Congress, Vol. II/1, 2001, pp. 27–32.
  111. Civil Procedure in the 21st Century: Reflections in Memory of József Farkas, in: M. Kengyel (ed.), Polgári Eljárásjog a XXI. SZÁZADBAN, Pécs, 2002, pp. 35–45.
  112. Mediation and Court-Approved Settlements: Differences and Similarities, Festschrift for Akira Ishikawa, 2001, pp. 137–155.
  113. Is the ‘offside trap’ closing? The right to a fair hearing, good faith in proceedings and the recognition of judgments, Festschrift for Schumann, 2001, pp. 149–158.
  114. Jurisdiction based on ‘business activities’ in the Hague Draft Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters,
    1. European Journal of Law Reform 4 (2002), pp. 199–217;
    2. Civil Procedure (VII-I), (Korean Association of the Law of Civil Procedure), 2003, pp. 274–302;
    3. German version: International jurisdiction based on ‘business activities’ in the proposed Hague Convention on Jurisdiction and Foreign Judgments in Civil and Commercial Matters, Festschrift für Geimer, 2002, pp. 231–253;
    4. in Korean (translated by Hanki Sohn), in: Civil Procedure VII-I, 2003, pp. 303–329;
    5. in Chinese, in: Yearbook of Comparative Civil Procedure, Beijing, 2003, pp. 91–115.
  115. The Insolvency Petition as a Means of Defence for the Debtor (Editorial), NZI 2002, p. V.
  116. Electronic Legal Proceedings before the German Civil Courts,
    1. Dike International, 2002, pp. 1255–1266;
    2. in Greek (translated by H. Theodorou), in: Dike International, 2002, pp. 1243–1255.
  117. Medical Malpractice Litigation, Festschrift for Kargados, Athens 2004, pp. 947–972.
  118. Systemic Flaws in the New German Law of Appeals, Festschrift for Beys, Athens 2003, pp. 447–457.
  119. German International Insolvency Law and its Significance in German-Turkish Legal Relations, Festschrift for Kalpsüz, Ankara 2003, pp. 935–946.
  120. Constitutional Law Issues in the New German Law of Appeals, Festschrift for Németh, Budapest 2003, pp. 287–297.
  121. Does a final judgement have res judicata effect in favour of third parties?, Festschrift for Musielak, 2004, pp. 183–194.
  122. The Culture and Science of Gathering Information and Taking Evidence,
    1. in: Gilles/Pfeiffer, Procedural Law and Legal Cultures, 2004, pp. 53–68;
    2. in Russian, in: Russian Yearbook of Civil Procedure and Arbitration Procedure, 3 (2004), pp. 197–212.
  123. German International Insolvency Law and its Significance in German-Korean Legal Relations (in Korean, translated by Y.-J. Kim), in: Civil Procedure VII-II (Seoul), 2003, pp. 569–597.
  124. Defeating delay in German civil procedure, in: van Rhee, The Law’s Delay, Essays on Undue Delay in Civil Litigation, Antwerp 2004, pp. 121–129.
  125. The Flashes of ‘forum non conveniens’, Festschrift for Jayme, Vol. I, 2004, pp. 277–284.
  126. The Reform of the Code of Civil Procedure – An Assessment of Its Impact from an Academic Perspective, Expert Report for the 65th German Jurists’ Congress, 2004, Proceedings Vol. I, A 107–129. Abstract in *NJW* 2004, supplement to issue 27, pp. 9–10.
    1. German Civil Procedure after the 2001 Reform, Nihon University Comparative Law 21 (2004), pp. 89–100;
    2. Expanded English version: German Civil Procedure after the Reform Act of 2001, Civil Justice Quarterly 23 (2004), pp. 338–353
    3. In Russian in: Russian Yearbook of Civil Procedure and Arbitration Procedure, 4 (2005), pp. 365–384;
    4. In Turkish (translated by M. Atali), in: Legal. Journal of Civil Procedure and Enforcement and Insolvency Law 2006 (3), pp. 687–704.
  127. On the difficulties faced by a ‘poor’ litigant in pursuing legal action, Festschrift for Walter Gerhardt, 2004, pp. 307–318.
  128. On the state of comparative procedural law, Festschrift for Peter Schlosser, 2005, pp. 227–245.
  129. The Reform of the Code of Civil Procedure from an Academic Perspective, Report presented at the 65th DJT, Proceedings of the DJT Vol. II/1, 2005, M 9–19.
  130. Comparative Civil Procedure
    1. Ritsumeikan Law Review (International ed.) 2005, pp. 23–35;
    2. Juris Poiesis, Revista do Curso de Direito da Universidade Estácio de Sá, Rio de Janeiro, 2005, pp. 349–361;
    3. (in Turkish, translated by S. Özmumcu), Saim Üstündaga Armagan, Ankara 2009, pp. 279–294.
  131. The European Law of Civil Procedure,
    1. Ritsumeikan Law Review (International ed.) 2005, pp. 37–67;
    2. Juris Poiesis, Journal of the Law Faculty of Estácio de Sá University, Rio de Janeiro, 2006, pp. 207–232;
    3. *Revista de Processo* (São Paulo) 158 (2008), pp. 65–92;
    4. (in Turkish, translated by S. Özmumcu), Hyseyin Hatemi'ya Armagan, Vol. 2, Istanbul 2009, pp. 1291–1328.
  132. On the State of International Civil Procedure, Ritsumeikan Law Review (International ed.) 2005, pp. 69–79.
  133. Securing future pension rights equalisation?, Festschrift for Dieter Schwab, 2005, pp. 675–685.
  134. Legal aid for cross-border proceedings in Europe, Festschrift for Walter Rechberger,
    Vienna, 2005, pp. 173–186.
  135. Bank Insolvencies in the European Economic Area, Festschrift for Apostolos Georgiades, Athens, 2005, pp. 295–310.
  136. Undetected construction defects in insolvency, NZI 2005, pp. 588–591.
  137. Problems with the harmonisation of international family procedural law without simultaneous harmonisation of conflict-of-laws rules, Symposium in honour of Ulrich Spellenberg, 2005, pp. 55–75.
  138. Ways to Achieve Uniform and Effective Resolution of Multi-Party Disputes (in greek, translated by A. Tamamidis), Armenopoulos 2006, pp. 10–22.
  139. Access to Justice, Costs and Legal Aid, German National Report for the 17th World Congress of Comparative Law in Utrecht, July 2006, available at www.law.uu.nl/aidc-utrecht-2006.
  140. The Impact of Electronic Legal Communication on Parties’ Submissions and Judicial Case Management in Civil Proceedings, in: Festschrift for Max Vollkommer, 2006, pp. 259–268.
  141. Procedural Issues of Doubt in the Proposed EU Regulation on Maintenance Matters, Liber amicorum Walter Lindacher, 2007, pp. 13–27.
  142. Doctrine and reality in civil procedure, in: Studia in Honorem Pelayia Yessiou-Faltsi, Thessaloniki 2007, pp. 297–307.
  143. On the situation of the legal profession in Germany
    1. Ritsumeikan Law Review (International Edition) 2007, pp. 69–75;
    2. (in Japanese; translated by S. Iriinafuki) Ritsumeikan Law Review, 2007, p. 156.
  144. New Trends in Insolvency Law
    1. in A. Pellegrini Grinover/P. Calmon, Direito Processual Comparado, XII World Congress of Procedural Law, Rio de Janeiro, 2007, pp. 293–302;
    2. in P. Gilles/Th. Pfeiffer, New Trends in Procedural Law, Baden-Baden, 2008, pp. 217–227.
  145. On the expansion of collective legal protection in Germany
    1. in *Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Juridica* 4, 2005, pp. 33–44;
    2. Festschrift for Takeshita Kojima, Vol. 2, Tokyo, 2008, pp. 1181–1204;
    3. in Czech (translated by P. Chmelicek), *Acta Universitatis Carolinae – Juridica* 4, 2005, pp. 21–32;
    4. in Japanese (translated by I. Mori), in *Revue de Droit Comparé*, Institut Japonais de Droit Comparé, Vol. XLII No. 1 (2008), pp. 71–92;
    5. in Turkish (translated by M. Atali), in: Festschrift für Firat Öztan, Ankara, 2010, pp. 1041–1059.
  146. On the extension of collective legal protection in Germany
    1. Civil Justice Quarterly 26 (2007), pp. 484–496;
    2. Revista de Processo (São Paulo) 154 (2007), pp. 81–93.
  147. The extended retention of title in the event of the purchaser’s insolvency, Festschrift for Gero Fischer, 2008, pp. 183–192.
  148. Review appeals to the German Federal Supreme Court following the 2001 reform, in: M. Ortells Ramos,
    Los recursos ante Tribunales Supremos en Europa – Appeals to Supreme Courts in Europe, Madrid, 2008, pp. 87–106.
  149. The Principles of Transnational Civil Procedure and German Civil Procedure, Festschrift for Dieter Leipold, 2009, pp. 33–45.
  150. Cultural Dimensions of Harmonisation: An Introduction,
    1. in Janet Walker, Oscar G. Chase, *Common Law, Civil Law and the Future of Categories*, Canada, 2010, pp. 597–600;
    2. in *The Supreme Court Law Review* (Second Series) 49 (2010), 597–599.
  151. European Insolvency Law – A Still Young Field of Law, in: H. Roth, The Europeanisation of Law, 2010, pp. 53–75.
  152. The scholarly work of Karl Heinz Schwab,
    1. ZZP 123 (2010), pp. 123–133;
    2. Erlangen University Lectures No. 78/2012, Vol. 3, pp. 13–25.
  153. Authorisation for Recovery, Direct Debit Schemes and Insolvency, Festschrift for Michael Stathopoulos, Athens, 2010, pp. 673–681.
  154. Current Status and Issues in International Insolvency Law,
    1. in Türkiye Barolar Birliği, Civil Procedure and Enforcement and Insolvency Law Conference – VIII, Developments in the Fields of Insolvency, Composition and Notarial Practice under Turkish, German and Swiss Law, Abant, 9–10 October 2009, pp. 301–337;
    2. in Turkish, ibid., pp. 339–372.
  155. Current Developments in the Notarial Profession in Germany,
    1. in the Union of Turkish Bar Associations, Conference of Civil Procedure and Enforcement and Insolvency Lawyers – VIII, Developments in the Fields of Insolvency, Composition and Notarial Practice under Turkish, German and Swiss Law, Abant, 9–10 October 2009, pp. 389–408;
    2. in Turkish, ibid., pp. 409–428.
  156. The new German procedure in family matters,
    1. Revista de processo [São Paulo] 198 (2011), 165–189.
    2. (in Greek translation) EPOLD 1/2014, pp. 1–14.
    3. (in Russian translation) in V. Argounov, Voluntary (non-contentious) jurisdiction in Russia and abroad, Moscow 2014, pp. 202–233.
  157. International Agreements on the Place of Performance and Jurisdiction under Brussels I and The Hague, in *Aurea Praxis Aurea Theoria*, Festschrift for Ereciński, Warsaw, 2011, pp. 1067–1079.
  158. ‘Complex litigation in the German legal system’ (translated by D. Torquato) in A. Dondi, *Elementi per una definizione di complessità processuale*, Milan, 2011, pp. 155–175.
    1. The Reasoning Behind Court Decisions in Germany – From a Practical and Academic Perspective / The Reasoning Behind
      Court Decisions in Germany – from the Perspective of Practice and Scholarship, in Luboš Tichý, Pavel Holländer, Alexander Bruns, The Judicial Opinion / Odůvodnění soudního rozhodnutí / Reasoning in Court Decisions, Prague 2011, pp. 127–139.
    2. (translated into Chinese by Zhixun Cao), in *Journal of Soochow University Law Edition*, Vol. 2, No. 4 (2015), pp. 83–92.
  159. The Subject Matter of the Dispute – Unity in Diversity, Festschrift for A. Kaissis, 2012, pp. 303–313.
  160. On the Modification of Maintenance Orders – Old Problems in a New Guise, Festschrift for M.-M. Hahne, Bielefeld, 2012, pp. 247–258.
  161. The Hidden Gem or ‘Much Ado About Nothing’? – Reflections on the New Matrimonial Property Regime of the Elective Community of Accruals, Liber Amicorum Walter Pintens, 2012, pp. 651–662.
  162. Divorces in the new ‘Area of Freedom, Security and Justice’, Festschrift for D.-A. Simotta, Vienna 2012, pp. 187–195.
  163. Waves of reform in civil procedure in reunified Germany,
    1. in: Thomas Sutter-Somm, Viktória Harsági, The Development of Civil Procedure in Central Europe at the Turn of the Millennium, Zurich 2012, pp. 29–45.
    2. (in Hungarian translation), in Harsági, Civil Procedure Reforms and Codifications in Central Europe over the Past Quarter of a Century – Tradition and Renewal, 2014, pp. 41–75.
  164. On the Beneficiary’s Entitlement to Life Insurance Payouts upon Death, Festschrift for Bengel and Reimann, Munich, 2012, pp. 117–123.
  165. Introduction, in M. Kengyel/Z. Nemessányi, Electronic Technology and Civil Procedure, Dordrecht, 2012, pp. IX–XIV.
  166. On the Recognition of Foreign Divorces – Procedural Law and Conflict-of-Laws Issues, Festschrift for Helmut Rüßmann, Saarbrücken 2013, pp. 771–786.
  167. The German Federal Court of Justice: A Supreme Court between General Principles and Individual Justice, in Ch. Besso and S. Chiarlioni, Problems and Prospects of Supreme Courts: A Comparative Study, Naples 2013, pp. 89–106.
    1. Clarification of the Duty to Provide Information, Festschrift for Rolf Stürner, Tübingen 2013, pp. 301–313.
    2. (Chinese translation by Zhixun Cao) in *Tsinghua Law Review*, Vol. 8, No. 2 (2015), pp. 206–216.
  168. Insolvency proceedings and related claims, in Klamaris/Orfanidis, Commercial litigation: Special cases and proceedings, Athens, forthcoming.
  169. The return to the classical concept of the subject-matter of the dispute – thanks to ‘biomineral water’, Festschrift for Helmut Köhler, 2014, pp. 173–182.
  170. The reformed fact-finding process in German individual enforcement proceedings, Festschrift for Eberhard Schilken, 2015, pp. 663–677.
  171. The State of the Legal Profession in Germany, Ritsumeikan Law Review, International ed. 32 (2015), 83–92.
  172. European Insolvency Law – A New Snapshot, Festschrift for Hakan Pekcanitez, 2015, pp. 2271–2294.
  173. Current Issues in International Arbitration Law, Festschrift for Dagmar Coester-Waltjen, 2015, pp. 389–402.
  174. Annex Proceedings under Insolvency Law in Relations between Germany and Switzerland, Festschrift for Isaak Meier, 2015, pp. 249–261.
  175. Insolvency Proceedings Concerning Statutory Health Insurance Funds, Festschrift for Siegfried Beck, 2016, pp. 191–198.
  176. Mediation in Germany, Festschrift for Hiroyuki Matsumoto, Osaka 2016, pp. 767–784.
  177. Negative Declaratory Actions and Procedural Justice, MDR 2016, 936–939 (commemorative issue for Reinhard Greger).
  178. Towards a Rational Assessment of Evidence, Festschrift for Thomas Sutter-Somm, 2016, pp. 125–136.
  179. Collective Legal Protection in Germany – Just the KapMuG or More?, Festschrift for Nikolaos Klamaris, Athens, Vol. II, 2016, pp. 305–318.
  180. Changes in the Dogmatics of German Civil Procedure as Reflected in its Textbooks, Festschrift for Andrés de la Oliva Santos, Madrid 2016, Vol. 1, pp. 1597–1618.
  181. On the Binding Effect of International Jurisdiction and Arbitration Agreements on Third Parties, Festschrift for Reinhold Geimer, 2017. 185. An Almost Perfect System – Civil Legal Protection in Germany, Festschrift for Wolfgang Krüger, 2017.
    1. An Almost Perfect System – Civil Legal Protection in Germany, Festschrift for Wolfgang Krüger, 2017, pp. 375–382.
    2. (translated into Chinese by Z. Cao), in *On Civil Procedure* 2017, pp. 42–51.
  182. Decision on the Burden of Proof or the Search for Truth?, Festschrift for Hanns Prütting, 2018, pp. 297–304.
  183. The New Consumer Dispute Resolution System in Germany, Festschrift for Nikolaos Nikas, 2018, pp. 587–599.
  184. The Role of the Expert Witness and their Report in German Civil Procedure, Ritsumeikan Law Review No. 36, 2018, pp. 121–133.
  185. International Commercial Arbitration (translated into Japanese by S. Nakano), Kobe Annals of Law and Politics No. 31, 2017, pp. 79–95.
  186. Theories of the Subject-Matter of the Dispute in Germany and the Core Theory of the ECJ,
    1. in Chiang/Liu, Rethinking the Theories of the Subject Matter of the Dispute, Forum of Civil Procedure, Vol. 3, Taiwan, 2018, pp. 369–394 and in Chinese translation by M.-S. Liu, pp. 395–414.
    2. Estudos em Homenagem a Ada Pellegrini Grinover e José Carlos Barbosa Moreira, (e-book) 2020, pp. 1035–1042.
  187. Recent Developments and the Future of German Civil Procedure, in Forum of Civil Procedure, Vol. 4, Taiwan, 2019, pp. 367–384, and in Chinese translation by M.-S. Liu, pp. 385–406.
  188. Electronic Documents and Signatures in German Civil Procedure, in Forum of Civil Procedure, Vol. 4, Taiwan, 2019, pp. 407–432, and in Chinese translation by Z. Cao, pp. 433–452.
  189. The Enforcement of Movable Property in Germany, Ritsumeikan Law Review 37 Int. Ed. (2019), pp. 69–86.
  190. A Comparison of the Effects of Intervention and Res Judicata,
    1. Festschrift for Karsten Schmidt, 2019, Vol. I, pp. 357–366.
    2. in ‘Third-Party Participation in Proceedings’, Forum of Civil Procedure, Vol. 7, Taiwan, 2019, pp. 323–348 and in Chinese translation by M.S. Liu, pp. 349–367.
  191. Promises of Marriage, Marriage and Family Law as Reflected in Opera, Festschrift for Elisabeth Koch, 2019, pp. 29–38.
  192. Funding Civil Litigation through Legal Expenses Insurance in Germany, Essays in Honour of Adrian Zuckerman, 2020, pp. 199–207.
  193. International Family Procedure Law post-Brexit, FamRZ 2020, 965–967.
  194. International Choice-of-Courts Agreements, Peking University Law Journal 8 (2020), No. 1, 43–61.
  195. The Binding Effect of Arbitration Clauses on Third Parties, in Wilhelmi/Stürner, Multi-Party Arbitration Proceedings, 2021, pp. 57–67.
  196. Sanctions for Breach of a Choice-of-Court Agreement, Festschrift for Herbert Roth, 2021, pp. 699–713.
  197. Current Issues in International Enforcement in Civil Matters (translated into Japanese by M. Haga), in H. Sakai, Kokusaiteki-kenrihogoseidono-kouchiku (Establishment of an International Legal Protection System), Tokyo 2021, pp. 5–25.
  198. Enforcement against Movable Property in Germany, in Deguchi, Effective Enforcement of Creditors’ Rights, Singapore 2021, pp. 1–16.
  199. The New Legal Capacity of Persons Under Guardianship, FamRZ 2022, 331–334.
  200. The revised versions of the EU Service and Evidence Regulations, MDR 2022, 1185–1191.
  201. More effective legal protection in family matters through the introduction of an appeal against refusal of leave to appeal, Festschrift for Hans-Joachim Dose, 2022, pp. 183–189.
  202. Transnational enforcement – enforcement abroad or at home?, Festschrift for Christoph Paulus, 2022, pp. 285–295.

III. Notes

  1. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 5 February 1974, ZZP 87 (1974), pp. 462–467 (‘appeal’ under section 839 of the German Civil Code (BGB); new arguments raised at the appeal stage).
  2. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne of 27 February 1974 (NJW 1974, 1515), NJW 1974, p. 2241 (priority of the admissibility assessment of an appeal?).
  3. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 20 June 1977, ZZP 92 (1979), pp. 364–369 (challenge to an incorrect decision; duty of the parties to provide information).
  4. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 12 October 1979, *Das Standesamt* 1980, pp. 240–241 (ex officio investigation in the event of a challenge to the refusal to grant exemption from the certificate of no impediment to marriage).
  5. Commentary on the order of the Hamburg Local Court of 19 September 1978, *Das Standesamt* 1981, pp. 84–85 (recognition of private divorces within Germany).
  6. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 17 January 1985, JZ 1985, pp. 575–576 (protection of third parties in relation to air travellers; right of recourse and defence of non-performance).
  7. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 18 March 1987, FamRZ 1987, pp. 582–583 (recognition of the substantive effects of foreign lis pendens).
  8. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 4 February 1987, FamRZ 1987, p. 926 (reinstatement of proceedings and the right to a fair trial).
  9. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 15 March 1988, Neue Zeitschrift für Verkehrsrecht 1988, p. 135 (Procedural limits on the assessment of damages).
  10. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 16 December 1987, FamRZ 1988, pp. 410–411 (Interest in a declaratory judgement under Section 1361b of the German Civil Code (BGB)).
  11. Commentary on the order of the Berlin Court of Appeal (KG) of 23 September 1987, FamRZ 1988, p. 436 (Inheritance rights of a foreign adopted child).
  12. Brief commentary on the judgement of the Munich Regional Labour Court (LAG) of 22 July 1987, EWiR § 43 KO 2/88 (pp. 1011–1012) (insolvency protection of a direct insurance policy).
  13. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 16 March 1988, JR 1989, pp. 112–114 (on the ‘prospective effect’ of an action for modification).
  14. Commentary on the order of the Regensburg Labour Court of 2 February 1989, FamRZ 1989, p. 1104 (Taking into account a non-marital partner and a child of the relationship when awarding legal aid).
  15. Commentary on the order of the Munich Higher Regional Court of 24 August 1989, FamRZ 1990, p. 85 (provisional enforceability of a judgment ordering the disclosure of information).
  16. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm of 31 May 1989, FamRZ 1990, p. 179 (jurisdiction to declare a Turkish maintenance order enforceable).
  17. Commentary on the decision of the Berlin Court of Appeal (KG) of 1 August 1990, FamRZ 1990, pp. 1377–1378 (declaration of enforceability and modification of a foreign maintenance order).
  18. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 17 January 1990, FamRZ 1991, p. 94 (right of a witness to refuse to give evidence in a case involving multiple parties).
  19. Brief commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 24 January 1991, EWiR § 6 KO 1/91 (p. 275) (conclusion of a contract by the insolvency administrator in his own name).
  20. Comment on the decision of the Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 24 January 1991, FamRZ 1991, p. 581 (non-recognition of an English maintenance judgement in respect of a stepchild).
  21. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 25 March 1991, FamRZ 1991, p. 840 (recognition of a German divorce judgement in Italy).
  22. Commentary on the order of the Gera District Court of 6 May 1991, FamRZ 1991, p. 1072 (‘non-referral order’ and erroneous referral ).
  23. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Oldenburg of 26 February 1991, FamRZ 1991, p. 1076 (introduction of referrals for cases of divergence to the Higher Regional Court).
  24. Commentary on the order of the Higher Administrative Court of Hamburg dated 17 June 1991, FamRZ 1992, p. 79 (granting of legal aid after the conclusion of the proceedings).
  25. Commentary on the order of the Hamburg-Altona Local Court of 11 September 1991, FamRZ 1992, p. 86 (time limit for the modification of a foreign maintenance judgment).
  26. Commentary on the decision of the Bavarian Higher Regional Court (BayObLG) of 29 October 1991, FamRZ 1992, p. 355 (reinterpretation of a joint will as a sole will).
  27. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 15 November 1991, FamRZ 1992, p. 458 (legal aid in the event of additional costs arising from the separate assertion of maintenance claims).
  28. Commentary on the order of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 8 October 1992 (with J. Semmelmayer), JZ 1993, pp. 415–417 (on an appeal on the grounds of ‘manifest unlawfulness’).
  29. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 7 July 1993, EWiR § 322 ZPO 2/93, p. 1035 (preclusion by res judicata in the case of a final settlement).
  30. Commentary on the decision of the Bavarian Higher Regional Court (BayObLG) of 9 November 1993, FamRZ 1994, p. 726 (interpretation of a will in the case of division of the estate).
  31. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken of 21 February 1994, FamRZ 1994, p. 908 (challenge to a judge on the grounds of having gained knowledge of the facts in a PKH-V case).
  32. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Saarbrücken dated 21 June 1994, FamRZ 1994, p. 1539 (immediate appeal against the provisional suspension of enforcement proceedings).
  33. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Labour Court (BAG) of 8 April 1994, FamRZ 1995, p. 36 (reinstatement following a postal strike).
  34. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Cologne of 30 September 1994, FamRZ 1995, p. 943 (Challenge to the erroneous referral to a single judge).
  35. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 16 October 1995 (with B. Honold), JZ 1996, pp. 577–580 (res judicata and revocation under the HWiG).
  36. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 30 August 1995, FamRZ 1996, p. 873 (advance on legal costs in proceedings to contest the validity of a marriage).
  37. Commentary on the judgement of the Mönchengladbach Local Court of 10 November 1994, FamRZ 1996, p. 1087 (action for modification against a maintenance creditor residing in Ireland).
  38. Commentary on the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Dresden of 5 March 1996, FamRZ 1996, p. 1090 (Risks associated with Section 323(3) of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)).
  39. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 28 February 1996, JZ 1997, pp. 92–94 (international jurisdiction and applicable law in cases of breach of engagement).
  40. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 4 June 1996, LM 11/1996, pp. 2033–2034 (Relationship between an action for a declaratory judgement and an action for performance).
  41. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 27 February 1997 (with B. Häusler), JZ 1998, pp. 152–154 (set-off in insolvency proceedings).
  42. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 5 December 1996 (with M. Malterer), JZ 1998, pp. 261–263 (joinder of third parties in independent evidence proceedings).
  43. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 10 September 1997 (with M. Pfaller), LM 3/1998, p. 425 (preclusive effect of a dismissed action for eviction).
  44. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 24 September 1997, FamRZ 1998, p. 757 (international jurisdiction over divorce proceedings in the event of imprisonment).
  45. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 24 March 1998 (with Th. Baumann), JZ 1998, pp. 1179–1182 (legal aid for insolvency administrators and the bearing of costs by the tax authorities).
  46. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 14 December 1998 (with M. Pfaller), JZ 1999, pp. 850–852 (specificity of the claim and resolutive condition).
  47. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 23 April 1998, FamRZ 1999, pp. 310/11 (Declaration of enforceability of a Polish maintenance judgment).
  48. Commentary on the judgment of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 17 May 2000, FamRZ 2000, p. 1502 (on preclusion under Section 323(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)).
  49. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 21 March 2000, FamRZ 2001, p. 104 (application for reinstatement by the intervener).
  50. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 16 February 2000, FamRZ 2001, p. 108 (duty to provide information in simplified proceedings).
  51. Commentary on the judgment of the Landshut Local Court of 13 May 2000, FamRZ 2001, p. 766 (validity of the order for assessment under section 649 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) after the party has reached the age of majority).
  52. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 15 April 1999, FamRZ 2001, p. 842 (interpretation of a court settlement).
  53. Commentary on the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 14 December 2000, FamRZ 2001, p. 1007 (consequences of lack of legal capacity to appear in court).
  54. Commentary on the decision of the Baden-Württemberg Ministry of Justice of 4 December 2000, FamRZ 2001, pp. 1017–1018 (recognition of a foreign divorce in the event of defective service of the application).
  55. Commentary on the decision of the Ministry of Justice of Baden-Württemberg dated 27 December 2000, FamRZ 2001, p. 1019 (non-recognition of a private divorce where German divorce law applies).
  56. Commentary on the judgement of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 5 September 2001, FamRZ 2001, p. 1691 (amendment of court settlements following a change in case law).
  57. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich of 12 March 2001, FamRZ 2002, p. 407 (interpretation of an agreement on the consequences of divorce).
  58. Commentary on the judgment of the Groß-Gerau Local Court of 20 March 2002, FamRZ 2002, p. 1266 (partial claims regarding maintenance and matrimonial gains in a joint divorce proceeding).
  59. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 13 November 2001, FamRZ 2002, p. 1343 (reinstatement following hospitalisation).
  60. Commentary on the judgement of the Landstuhl Local Court of 6 September 2001, FamRZ 2002, p. 1343 (international jurisdiction in divorce proceedings for foreign nationals who are de facto tolerated).
  61. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 6 March 2002, FamRZ 2002, p. 1423 (subsequent objections to the declaration of enforceability of a Swedish public enforceable document).
  62. Commentary on the judgement of the Leverkusen Local Court of 14 February 2002, FamRZ 2002, p. 1636 (International jurisdiction in divorce proceedings for Italian nationals in Germany).
  63. Commentary on the order of the Higher Administrative Court of Baden-Württemberg of 17 June 2002, FamRZ 2003, p. 105 (Incomplete information on legal remedies and reinstatement of time limits).
  64. Commentary on the order of the Bavarian Higher Regional Court (BayObLG) of 12 June 2002, FamRZ 2003, p. 392 (Interpretation of a procedural act by a party).
  65. Commentary on the judgment of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 21 November 2002, FamRZ 2003, p. 618 (Maintenance proceedings under Section 653 of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) as a case concerning parentage?).
  66. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 28 August 2002, FamRZ 2003, pp. 1024–1025 (maintenance obligation based on notional income; limits on efforts to find employment).
  67. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Nuremberg of 31 October 2002, FamRZ 2003, p. 1119 (Allocation of costs where a claim is withdrawn prior to service).
  68. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken of 28 March 2002, FamRZ 2003, p. 1700 (On the choice of law in international law of succession).
  69. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 11 November 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 98 (Place of jurisdiction for the place of performance in respect of lawyers’ fees).
  70. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 9 October 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 100 (court’s duty to provide guidance in the absence of details regarding an application for legal aid).
  71. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 15 April 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 273 (dismissal of an unfounded appeal; applicability of the duty to provide information in simplified proceedings).
  72. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 26 May 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 383 (the court’s duty to provide information in legal aid proceedings).
  73. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 20 March 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 711 (Procedure upon the conclusion of proceedings for the return of a child).
  74. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 12 January 2004, FamRZ 2004, p. 823 (Consequences of filing an application to open consumer insolvency proceedings for maintenance obligations).
  75. Commentary on the order of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 3 March 2004, FamRZ 2004, p. 940 (Finality of the refusal of legal aid?).
  76. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 6 October 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 1217 (Retrospective grant of legal aid where documents were submitted within the time limit).
  77. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken of 5 February 2004, FamRZ 2004, p. 1299 (Application for an extension of the time limit for filing the grounds of appeal as a requirement for the reinstatement of proceedings in favour of the ‘impoverished’ party).
  78. Commentary on the decision of the Memmingen Regional Court (LG) of 23 June 2003, FamRZ 2004, p. 1393 (maintenance debtor’s allowance).
  79. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 12 November 2003, FamRZ 2005, p. 49 (reinterpretation of a counter-submission).
  80. Commentary on the judgement of the Hamburg Local Court of 4 August 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 284 (taking into account the lis pendens of divorce proceedings in Florida).
  81. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Zweibrücken of 3 August 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 380 (burden of proof regarding lis pendens abroad).
  82. Commentary on the order of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) of 1 October 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 428 (constitutionality of Section 522(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)).
  83. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 21 December 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 437 (Attachability of rental income on the basis of usufruct).
  84. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 29 November 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 916 (income exempt from insolvency proceedings and maintenance).
  85. Commentary on the decision of the Bavarian Higher Regional Court (BayObLG) of 26 November 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 1018 (manner of dismissing an executor in the event of division of the estate).
  86. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 7 September 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 1269 (allocation of a garden arbour pursuant to Section 1 of the Household Effects Regulation).
  87. Commentary on the order of the Ludwigslust Local Court of 2 February 2005, FamRZ 2005, p. 1495 (binding effect of a judgement of recognition in maintenance matters).
  88. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 2 March 2004, FamRZ 2005, p. 1694 (recognition of a Lithuanian administrative decision).
  89. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Dresden of 9 November 2005, FamRZ 2006, p. 565 (declaration of enforceability of a Hungarian maintenance judgment).
  90. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg dated 4 August 2005, FamRZ 2006, p. 868 (liability for costs following the withdrawal of the application for divorce after the death of the respondent).
  91. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe dated 2 March 2006, FamRZ 2006, p. 957 (on the partial admission of a maintenance claim following the opening of insolvency proceedings).
  92. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm dated 15 November 2005, FamRZ 2006, p. 968 (Documents required for a declaration of enforceability of a foreign judgment on child maintenance).
  93. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 5 January 2006, FamRZ 2006, pp. 1045–1046 (on the reasonable use of assets by an applicant for legal aid).
  94. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Celle of 4 August 2005, FamRZ 2007, p. 154 (Obligation to set aside reserves for legal costs?).
  95. Commentary on the order of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 14 March 2007, FamRZ 2007, pp. 993–994 (Admissibility of substantive objections in proceedings for a declaration of enforceability).
  96. Commentary on the judgement of the Hanau Local Court of 16 April 2007, FamRZ 2007, pp. 1342–1343 (Failure of a favourable prognosis as grounds for modification).
  97. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg of 29 September 2006, FamRZ 2007, p. 1474 (duty to provide information in legal aid proceedings).
  98. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Naumburg dated 24 January 2007, FamRZ 2007, p. 1580 (Requirements for an application for the division of household goods).
  99. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 19 July 2007, 9 WF 197/07, FamRZ 2008, p. 71 (No obligation on the respondent to provide a substantive response to an application for legal aid).
  100. Commentary on the order of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 12 December 2007, XII ZB 240/05, FamRZ 2008, p. 591 (Ex officio examination of grounds for refusal in appeal proceedings under Article 43 of the Brussels I Regulation).
  101. Commentary on the order of the Federal Constitutional Court (BVerfG) of 18 June 2008, FamRZ 2008, 2103/04 (Non-appealability of orders under Section 522(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO)).
  102. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 9 October 2008 (payment by instalments and legal aid despite insolvency proceedings), FamRZ 2009, 534
  103. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Braunschweig dated 12 September 2008 (offset of the legal advice fee against the reduced court fee of the court-appointed solicitor), FamRZ 2009, 720
  104. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Saarbrücken of 10 November 2008 (Time at which a reasonable prospect of success exists for legal aid), FamRZ 2009, 895
  105. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt dated 9 February 2009 (Place of residence whilst studying abroad), FamRZ 2009, 797
  106. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 4 February 2009 (time at which there is a prospect of success for legal aid), FamRZ 2009, 1428
  107. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 6 November 2008 (Commencement of the time limit for appeal upon service on the party and the legal representative), FamRZ 2009, 1417
  108. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Bamberg of 3 June 2009 (referral to the competent court on the basis of a subsidiary application), FamRZ 2009, 2417
  109. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Düsseldorf of 4 June 2009 (application of Section 522(2) of the Code of Civil Procedure (ZPO) despite the case being of fundamental importance), FamRZ 2009, 2033
  110. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 2 September 2009 (refusal to grant a declaration of enforceability due to exclusion from the proceedings for contempt of court), FamRZ 2009, 2074
  111. Commentary on the order of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 21 October 2009 (no hearing fee where agreement is reached by e-mail), FamRZ 2010, 27
  112. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 17 August 2009 (international jurisdiction in stand-alone pension rights equalisation proceedings), FamRZ 2010, 148/49
  113. Commentary on the ruling of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 2 December 2009 (on the allocation of costs in maintenance cases where the successful party does not request the issuance of an enforcement order), FamRZ 2010, 197
  114. Commentary on the judgement of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 30 September 2009 (disclosure of one’s own tax adviser), FamRZ 2010, 322
  115. Commentary on the decision of the Kammergericht of 3 November 2009, FamRZ 2010, 831 (Increase in the value in dispute due to the residential value of the owner-occupied flat?)
  116. Commentary on the order of the Higher Regional Court of Karlsruhe of 6 July 2010, FamRZ 2010, 2012 (protection of legitimate expectations for a solicitor in the case of incorrect information on legal remedies)
  117. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 30 March 2011 (recognition of a diplomatic award), FamRZ 2011, 791.
  118. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Bamberg of 16 February 2011 (allocation of a flat under the German Civil Code (BGB) and the Commercial Code (GewSchG)), FamRZ 2011, 1420.
  119. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Bremen of 19 May 2011 (recognition of foreign certificates of inheritance), FamRZ 2011, 1893.
  120. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm of 11 May 2011 (time at which the prospects of success of the defence are to be assessed), FamRZ 2011, 1973.
  121. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 7 September 2011 (reinstatement following incorrect information on legal remedies), FamRZ 2012, 475.
  122. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Brandenburg of 27 March 2012 (Subsequent claim for travelling expenses by a party receiving legal aid), FamRZ 2012, 1235.
  123. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Frankfurt dated 13 June 2013 (taking out a loan by a party claiming legal aid), FamRZ 2014, 57.
  124. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Koblenz of 18 June 2014 (Clarification of jurisdiction ex officio), FamRZ 2015, 269.
  125. Commentary on the decision of the Federal Court of Justice (BGH) of 2 September 2015 (declaration of enforceability of a Turkish divorce judgement), FamRZ 2015, 2046–2047.
  126. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Hamm of 7 September 2015 (burden of proof regarding receipt of a declaration), FamRZ 2016, 576–577.
  127. Commentary on the decision of the Regional Court of Cologne of 21 July 2016 (value in dispute relating to residential property), FamRZ 2016, 2147–2148.
  128. Commentary on the decision of the Higher Regional Court of Munich of 25 July 2016 (substitute order of succession in the event of the predecease of co-heirs), FamRZ 2016, 2156.

IV. Book Reviews

  1. Baumbach/Lauterbach/Albers/Hartmann, ZPO, 34th edition, 1974, in: NJW 1974, p. 1315.
  2. Cappelletti, Gordley, Johnson, Jr., *Toward Equal Justice*, 1975, in: *RabelsZ* 41 (1977), pp. 410–412.
  3. Memorial volume for Rödig, 1978, in: ZZP 92 (1979), pp. 472–475.
  4. Schwimann, International Civil Procedure Law, 1979, in: StAZ 1980, p. 132.
  5. Baumann, Basic Concepts and Procedural Principles of Civil Procedure, 2nd edition 1979, in: ZZP 93 (1980), pp. 335–336.
  6. Nagel, Enforcement of Contractual Claims in International Trade, 1978, in: AcP 180 (1980), pp. 533–536.
  7. Häsemeyer, Liability for Damages in Civil Litigation, 1979, in: NJW 1980, p. 686.
  8. Göbel, ‘The Purpose of Proceedings in Claims under General Terms and Conditions and Conventional Civil Proceedings’, 1980, in: JZ 1981, p. 112.
  9. Schütze, International Civil Procedure, 1980, in: StAZ 1981, p. 124.
  10. Nagel, International Civil Procedure, 1980, in: ZZP 94 (1981), pp. 351–354.
  11. Kur, ‘Burden of Proof and Presentation of Evidence in Competition Proceedings’, 1981, in: GRUR Int. 1982, pp. 695–697.
  12. Franzki, ‘The Rules of Evidence in Medical Malpractice Proceedings’, 1982, in: ZZP 96 (1983), pp. 519–521.
  13. Zeiss, Civil Procedure, 5th edition 1982, in: ZZP 96 (1983), pp. 530–532.
  14. Bonvie, ‘Amendments to Decisions in Non-contentious Jurisdiction’, 1982, in: FamRZ 1983, p. 446.
  15. Brehm, ‘The Judge’s Obligation to Adhere to the Parties’ Submissions and the Limits of Discretionary Assessment of the Evidence’, 1982, in: AcP 183 (1983), pp. 201–209.
  16. Dolinar, Austrian Law on Non-Contentious Proceedings: General Part, 1982, in: FamRZ 1983, pp. 869–870.
  17. Schreiber, ‘The Document in Civil Proceedings’, 1982, in: JZ 1983, p. 316.
  18. Schlosser, Civil Procedure I, 1982, in: JZ 1983, p. 403.
  19. Rüffer, ‘The Formal Legal Force of the Divorce Decree in Joint Divorce Proceedings’, 1982, in: StAZ 1983, p. 264.
  20. The Court Settlement, ed. by W. Gottwald et al., Rechtstatsachenforschung, Cologne 1983, in: JZ 1984, p. 278.
  21. Handbook of International Civil Procedure Law, Volume I, 1982, in: StAZ 1984, pp. 114–115.
  22. Habscheid, Voluntary Jurisdiction, 7th edition 1983, in: FamRZ 1984, p. 647.
  23. Schack, ‘Jurisdictional Minimum Contacts Scrutinised’, 1983, in: StAZ 1984, pp. 353–354.
  24. Baur/Stürner, Law of Enforcement, Bankruptcy and Composition, 11th edition 1984, in: ZZP 98 (1985), pp. 219–223.
  25. Scheftelowitz, Israeli commercial and business law, 1984, in: ZZP 98 (1985), pp. 231–232.
  26. The Evolution of Judicial Law through Economic, Social and Family Litigation, Proceedings of the 11th Jean Dabin Legal Studies Conference, Brussels 1984, in: FamRZ 1985, pp. 682–683.
  27. Handbook of International Civil Procedure, Vol. III/1 and 2, 1984, in: StAZ 1985, pp. 264–265.
  28. Ferid/Firsching, International Law of Succession, Supplementary Series XXII, 1984, in: FamRZ 1986, pp. 329–330.
  29. Baudenbacher, ‘The Realisation of Rights as an Economic Problem?’, 1985, in: ZZP 99 (1986), pp. 111–112.
  30. Rahmann, Exclusion of State Jurisdiction, 1984, in: ZZP 99 (1986), pp. 121–123.
  31. Wassermann, ‘Judicial Power’, 1985, in: FamRZ 1986, p. 868.
  32. Blaurock (ed.), The Significance of Precedents in German and French Law, 1985, in: ZZP 99 (1986), pp. 333–335.
  33. Blomeyer, Civil Procedure: Contentious Proceeding for a Declaration, 2nd edition 1985, in: FamRZ 1986, p. 962.
  34. Keidel/Schmatz/Stöber, Registry Law, 4th edition 1985, in: FamRZ 1986, p. 963.
  35. Vogel, Swiss Civil Procedure, 1985, in: ZZP 99 (1986), pp. 497–499.
  36. Rennen/Caliebe, Legal Advice Act, in: FamRZ 1987, pp. 28–29.
  37. Ferid/Firsching, International Law of Succession, Supplementary Issues XXIII–XXV, in: FamRZ 1987, pp. 138–139.
  38. Zeller/Stöber, Compulsory Auction Act, 12th edition 1987, in: NJW 1987, p. 2660.
  39. Baumbach/Lauterbach/Albers/Hartmann, Code of Civil Procedure, 45th edition 1987, in: FamRZ 1987, pp. 780–781.
  40. Keller/Siehr, General Principles of Private International Law, 1986, in: ZZP 101 (1988), pp. 214–216.
  41. Koussoulis, Contributions to Modern Doctrine on Res Judicata, 1986, in: FamRZ 1988, p. 358.
  42. Wassermann (ed.), Commentary on the Code of Civil Procedure, ‘Alternative Commentaries’ series, 1987, in: FamRZ 1988, pp. 466–467.
  43. Ferid, International Private Law, 3rd edition 1986, in: FamRZ 1989, p. 21.
  44. Keidel/Kuntze/Winkler, FG, Part 2 (BeurkG), 12th edition 1987, in: FamRZ 1989, p. 359.
  45. Kropholler, European Civil Procedure, 2nd edition 1987, in: FamRZ 1989, p. 470.
  46. Herrmann, The Basic Structure of Lis pendens, 1988, in: FamRZ 1989, p. 1152.
  47. Hess/Kropshofer, Commentary on the Insolvency Code, 3rd edition 1989, in: NJW 1990, p. 174.
  48. Vogel, An Outline of Civil Procedure, 2nd edition 1988, in: FamRZ 1990, p. 473.
  49. Festschrift for Max Keller, 1988, in: FamRZ 1990, p. 712.
  50. Schellhammer, Civil Procedure, 4th edition 1989, in: FamRZ 1990, p. 1325.
  51. Hartwieg, The Art of Presenting the Facts in Civil Procedure, in: ZZP 103 (1990), pp. 496–499.
  52. Leipold, Lex fori, Sovereignty, Discovery, 1989, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 404.
  53. Jauernig, Enforcement and Insolvency Law, 19th edition 1990, in: NJW 1991, p. 969.
  54. Coing et al., The Japanisation of Western Law, 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 661.
  55. K. Sakamoto, ‘Final Judgements and Subsequent Claims in Maintenance and Damages Cases in Japan’, 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 661.
  56. W. Krause, ‘Foreign Law and German Civil Procedure’, 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 782.
  57. Bassenge/Herbst, FGG/RpflG, 5th edition 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 903.
  58. St. Smid, Case Law, 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, p. 1273.
  59. Festschrift for Baumgärtel (ed. by H. Prütting), 1990, in: FamRZ 1991, pp. 1403–1404.
  60. Kipp/Coing, Law of Succession, 14th edition 1990, in: FamRZ 1992, pp. 141–142.
  61. Kropholler, European Civil Procedure, 3rd edition 1991, in: FamRZ 1992, pp. 515–516.
  62. Rieß/Hilger, The Judicial Administration Law of the Unification Treaty, 1991, in: FamRZ 1992, p. 516.
  63. Jaeger, Bankruptcy Code with Introductory Acts, 9th edition, 4th supplement 1991, in: FamRZ 1992, p. 765.
  64. K. Schmidt, Approaches to Corporate Insolvency Law, 1990 (with F. Neumann), in: ZZP 105 (1992), pp. 542–547.
  65. Herbst (ed.), The Bavarian Higher Regional Court, 1993, in: FamRZ 1994, p. 356.
  66. Wassermann (ed.), Commentary on the Civil Code (AK-BGB), Vol. 6: law of succession, 1990, in: FamRZ 1994, p. 946.
  67. Baumgärtel, Handbook on the Burden of Proof in Private Law, Vol. 1, 2nd edition 1991, in: FamRZ 1994, p. 946.
  68. Eilers, Measures of Provisional Legal Protection in European Civil Law, 1991, in: FamRZ 1994, p. 1513.
  69. Ferid/Firsching/Lichtenberger, International Law of Succession, Supplements 26–35, in: FamRZ 1995, p. 467.
  70. Ferid/Firsching/Lichtenberger, International Law of Succession, 36th–38th Supplementary Issues, in: FamRZ 1996, p. 1461.
  71. Breidenbach, Mediation, 1995, in: FamRZ 1997, p. 1140.
  72. Ferid/Firsching/Lichtenberger, International Law of Succession, 39th Supplement 1996, in: FamRZ 1998, p. 17.
  73. Schömmer/Faßold/Bauer, International Law of Succession, Italy, International Law of Succession in Austria, International Law of Succession in Turkey, 1997, in: FamRZ 1999, p. 1643.
  74. Ferid/Firsching/Lichtenberger, International Law of Succession, 40th issue, in: FamRZ 1999, p. 1644.
  75. Zöller, Code of Civil Procedure, 22nd edition 2001, in: FamRZ 2002, pp. 154–155.
  76. Zuckerman, Civil Procedure, 2003, ZZP 118 (2005), pp. 127–129.
  77. Kennett, Enforcement of Judgments in Europe, 2002, RabelsZ 70 (2006), pp. 427–429.
  78. Corporate crises. The lawyer as emergency doctor. Festschrift for Eberhard Braun (ed. by Th. Kind, F. Kießner and A. Frank), 2007, NZI 2008, issue 9, pp. XI–XII.
  79. Baetge/v. Hein/v. Hinden, ‘The Right Order’, Festschrift for Jan Kropholler, 2008, in FamRZ 2010, pp. 23–24.
  80. Rabeea Assy, ‘Injustice in Person. The right of self-representation’, 2015, in ZZP 130 (2017)

V. Reports

  1. Scientific Association for International Procedural Law (Conference Report), NJW 1980, pp. 497–498.
  2. VIIth International Congress on Procedural Law, Würzburg 1983, Rabels Zeitschrift 38 (1984), pp. 578–583.
  3. Commercial Status and Commercial Transactions (from Merchants to Maritime Law), in: Streit/Umbach/Bartlsperger, The Economy Today, 1st edition, Mannheim 1976; 2nd edition 1980; 3rd edition 1985, pp. 136–149.
  4. The Return of Liability for Results (seminar report) (with H. Honsell), in: O. Molden, *Crisis of Modernity?*, European Forum Alpbach 1988, pp. 530–537.
  5. ‘Presentation of a Festschrift’, in: Celebrations to mark the 70th birthday of Karl Heinz Schwab on 24 February 1990, Erlangen University Lectures No. 29/1990, pp. 23–25.
  6. ‘Baumbach-Lauterbach – 50th edition’, NJW 1992, pp. 475–477.
  7. Hans Friedhelm Gaul on his 70th birthday, FamRZ 1997, p. 1326.
  8. Notice: Cross-border service of garnishee orders and interim injunctions, IPRax 1999, pp. 395–396.
  9. Karl Heinz Schwab on his 80th birthday, ZZP 113 (2000), pp. 3–4.
  10. Dieter Schwab on his 70th birthday, NJW 2005, pp. 2361–2362.
  11. Karl Heinz Schwab
    1. ZZP 121 (2008), pp. 135–137;
    2. (English version), Revista de Processo (São Paulo) 158 (2008), pp. 365–366.
  12. Germany, in J. Sarra, Employee and Pension Claims During Company Insolvency, Toronto, 2008, pp. 249–251.
  13. Rolf Stürner, ‘The Duty of Disclosure of the Parties in Civil Proceedings’, in Cadiet/Hess/Requejo Isidro, *Procedural Science at the Crossroads of Different Generations*, 2015, pp. 379–383.

VI. Publishing Activities

  • Co-editor and editor-in-chief of the *Zeitschrift für das gesamte Familienrecht* (Journal of Family Law), Gieseking-Verlag, since 1987.
  • Co-editor of the *Zeitschrift für Zivilprozess International* (Journal of International Civil Procedure), Heymanns Verlag, 1996 to 2008.
  • Co-editor of the *New Journal of Insolvency Law*, Beck-Verlag, since 1998.
  • Editor of the publications of the Scientific Association for International Procedural Law, Gieseking-Verlag, 1997–2009.
  • Co-editor of the FamRZ books, Gieseking-Verlag, since 1995.
  • Co-editor of the *Beiträge zum europäischen family law* (Contributions to European Family Law), Gieseking-Verlag, since 1995.
  • Co-editor of the ‘Schriften zum Procedural Law’ series, Lang-Verlag, since 2002.
  • Co-editor of the commemorative volumes for Karl Heinz Schwab (1990), Dieter Henrich (2000), Ekkehard Schumann (2001) and Gero Fischer (2008). Editor-in-chief of the *International Journal of Procedural Law*, Intersentia Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland, since 2011.
  • Editor-in-chief of the *International Journal of Procedural Law*, Intersentia Cambridge-Antwerp-Portland, 2011–2017.
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