New civil codes in Hungary and Romania

Preface -- Contents -- About the Editors -- 1 Legal Persons in the New Civil Code of Hungary -- Abstract -- 1.1 Introduction -- 1.2 Civil Code of Hungary of 1959 -- 1.3 Preliminary Issues of Codification -- 1.4 Act No. V of 2013: The New Civil Code of Hungary -- 1.4.1 General Overview -- 1.4.2 Rules on Legal Persons-General Rules -- 1.4.3 Rules on Associations -- 1.4.4 Rules on Business Entities -- 1.4.5 Rules on Foundation -- 1.5 Non-Profit Companies -- 1.6 Conclusion -- 2 Default Rules on Companies in the New Hungarian Civil Code -- Abstract -- 2.1 Introduction -- 2.2 In or Out of the Civil Code? -- 2.3 Regulatory Methods in the Civil Code -- 2.4 The Solution of the New Civil Code -- 2.5 Conclusion -- 3 The New Romanian Civil Code-Difficulties in the Transition Towards a Monist Private Law -- Abstract -- 4 The Persistence of Some Characteristics of Commercial Law in the Monist Romanian Civil Law -- Abstract -- 4.1 Overview -- 4.2 The Purchase Price -- 4.3 The Joint and Several Liability of Obligants -- 4.4 The End of the Waiting Period -- 4.5 Evidence of Witness -- 4.6 Conclusions -- References -- 5 Property Law in the New Hungarian Civil Code: Key Issues -- Abstract -- 5.1 The Numerus Clausus Principle -- 5.2 The Object of Ownership: The Thing -- 5.2.1 Objects of Ownership: Tangible Things -- 5.2.2 Objects of Ownership: Land -- 5.3 Transfer of Ownership -- 5.4 Possession -- 5.5 Content of Ownership -- 5.6 Adverse Possession -- 5.7 System of in rem Security Interests -- References -- 6 Property Law in the New Romanian Civil Code -- Abstract -- References -- 7 Intellectual Property in the New Civil Code of Hungary -- Abstract -- 7.1 Introduction-the 1959 Civil Code -- 7.2 The Location and Structure of the Reference to the IP Rules in the CC -- 7.3 The Neutral Title of the Provision

"This edited volume examines two recent Central European recodifications of civil law. The contributors present and discuss the regulation and the fundamental changes related to the new Civil Codes in each country. They also highlight the novelties and some of the issues of great debate of the new regulation. The papers investigate specific parts of the two Civil Codes. Coverage reviews default rules of legal persons and companies, key issues of the new regulations of property law, and the topic of intellectual property. The contributors also consider the law of obligation, unforeseeable changes in circumstances in contracts, family law and law of succession, and more. Hungary and Romania connect to each other by their special historical and cultural background, which serves as a solid basis of great cooperation. This volume shows how the two countries view civil law. It offers readers straightforward and practice-oriented knowledge on the subject." -- Publisher's website