Anti-usury laws of 1880, 1893 and their influence on the development of German law. The concept usury (Wucher)

The article deals with the understanding of the term "usury" ("Wucher") in German law, the history of the creation of "anti-usury" laws (Wuchergesetze) in 1880 and 1893, which had a serious impact on the subsequent development of German law. Based on the study of the norms of the Civil and Criminal codes, as well as special legislation, the author shows the evolution of the institution of "usury" (Wucher) in German law in the late XIX - early XXI century. and the its various types: "usury" in monetary obligations (Kreditwucher); "usury" in any other transactions (Sachwucher); "usury" in the provision of services (Leistungswucher); "usury" in a socially significant area (Sozialwucher).

Keywords

history of German law, German civil law, German criminal law, German contract law, anti-usury legislation

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23.06.2020

Publication date

05.02.2021

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GOST	Lysenko O. Anti-usury laws of 1880, 1893 and their influence on the development of German law. The concept “usury” (“Wucher”) // Gosudarstvo i pravo – 2021. – Issue 1 C. 121-129 [Electronic resource]. URL: https://gospravo-journal.ru/S102694520013235-9-1 (circulation date: 20.04.2024). DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013235-9
MLA	Lysenko, Olga Л "Anti-usury laws of 1880, 1893 and their influence on the development of German law. The concept “usury” (“Wucher”)." Gosudarstvo i pravo 1 (2021):121-129. DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013235-9
APA	Lysenko O. (2021). Anti-usury laws of 1880, 1893 and their influence on the development of German law. The concept “usury” (“Wucher”). Gosudarstvo i pravo (1), pp.121-129 DOI: 10.31857/S102694520013235-9

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