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The ongoing technological evolution has brought people closer together. They exchange goods in great numbers across the world - numbers which nobody could have imagined a decade ago. This development has moved comparative law right into the spotlight. The essays collected in this book intend to focus the readerś comparative view by looking at a few very interesting aspects of commercial law. Die fortschreitende technologische Entwicklung hat die Menschen einander näher gebracht. Sie tauschen heute Güter in einem Umfang aus, den man sich vor einem Jahrzehnt noch nicht vorstellen konnte. Aufgrund dieser Entwicklung steht die Rechtsvergleichung nun im Rampenlicht. Die im Buch gesammelten Essays haben das Ziel, den rechtsvergleichenden Blick des Lesers durch die Betrachtung einiger interessanter Aspekte des Wirtschaftsrechts zu schärfen.