Mecklenburg-Vorpommern Abitur Law (Rechtslehre) key terms
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- Rechtsfähigkeit
Capacity to be a holder of rights and duties under the relevant legal framework, distinguished from unrestricted ability to perform every legal transaction.
- Geschäftsfähigkeit
The legally relevant capacity to undertake transactions with the required effect, assessed under the applicable age and other statutory conditions.
- Willenserklärung
A legally relevant declaration of intention directed toward a legal consequence, whose interpretation and effectiveness depend on the actual circumstances.
- Kaufvertrag
A sale contract creating reciprocal obligations, distinguished from automatically resolving the separate legal issue of transfer of ownership in every case.
- Schuldverhältnis
A legal relationship involving obligations between parties, including relevant performance and protective duties under the applicable source of the relationship.
- Eigentum
The legal property right in an object under the governing framework, distinguished from mere physical control or an uncompleted contractual promise.
- Besitz
Actual control of an object under the relevant legal rules, which may exist without the possessor also being its legal owner.
- Trennungsprinzip
The distinction between an obligation transaction and a disposition transaction, requiring separate analysis rather than automatic treatment as one identical act.
- Anspruchsgrundlage
The legal basis for a claimed right against another person, whose material requirements must be identified and applied to the supplied facts.
- Subsumtion
Application of a legal definition or requirement to the particular facts, explaining why each material condition is or is not fulfilled.
- Nebenpflicht
An ancillary contractual duty such as relevant care or consideration, which may matter even when the promised principal performance is delivered.
- Leistungsstörung
A legally relevant problem with performance, whose precise category and conditions affect the possible rights and remedies available to a party.
- Schadensersatz
Compensation for legally recoverable damage under an applicable basis, rather than an automatic remedy whenever one person feels dissatisfied.
- Rücktritt
A legally regulated withdrawal from a contract with its own requirements and consequences, distinguished from every possible damages or price-reduction claim.
- Vertragsfreiheit
The principle of freedom to arrange contractual relationships within applicable legal limits, rather than unrestricted permission to disregard mandatory protections.
- Tarifvertrag
A collective agreement concluded by the authorized collective bargaining parties, distinguished from an individual contract or a works council agreement.
- Tatbestand
The legally specified elements of an offense or other rule, which must be distinguished from an overall moral judgment about the conduct.
- Rechtswidrigkeit
Unlawfulness under the applicable legal analysis, considered separately from whether the factual elements and personal culpability requirements are satisfied.
- Schuld
Personal blameworthiness in the relevant criminal-law structure, distinguished from merely establishing an objective harmful event or contractual debt.
- Informationelle Selbstbestimmung
A protected interest in personal information within its actual constitutional and legal framework, requiring analysis rather than an absolute rule against every processing activity.