Basis of the volume is the Second Law Symposium Göttingen - Kansai on reception and reform in the German and Japanese law, which was held in September 2006 with significant participation of colleagues from the Kansai University, Osaka, and the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen. Basis of the volume is the Second Law Symposium Göttingen - Kansai on reception and reform in the German and Japanese law, which was held in September 2006 with significant participation of colleagues from the Kansai University, Osaka, and the Georg-August-Universität Göttingen.