Paul Krüger (jurist)

Paul Krüger (1840–1926) was a German jurist.

Biography

He was born in Berlin, where he studied jurisprudence. In 1863 he began to lecture on Roman law at the University of Berlin.

Works

• Prozessualische Konsumtion und Rechtskraft des Erkenntnisses (“Diligence in legal proceedings and the validity of judgments,” 1864)
• Kritik des Justinianischen Codex (“Critique of the Justinian Codex,” 1867)
• Kritische Versuche im Gebiete des römischen Rechts (“Critical studies in the realm of Roman law,” 1870)
• Geschichte der Quellen und Litteratur des römischen Rechts (“History of the sources and literature of Roman law,” 1888; French tr. J. Brissaud, 1893)
• Justinianische Institutionen (“Justinian institutions,” 1867)

He also published a critical edition of the Codex Justinianus (1877).

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References

•  This article incorporates text from a publication now in the public domain: Gilman, D. C.; Thurston, H. T.; Colby, F. M., eds. (1905). "Krüger, Paul". New International Encyclopedia (1st ed.). New York: Dodd, Mead.