Am achten Tag schuf Gott den Rechtsanwalt - Der SPIEGEL-Bestseller. Seltsamste Gesetze und

Like no other nation, the Germans have brought order into their lives. And where there is much order, there is much comedy. It is legally stipulated that no one may be released from custody against their will or that a marriage entered into while unconscious can be annulled. With German thoroughness, Werner Koczwara has collected the most beautiful absurdities of our legal system, commented on them, and presented them in the right light – sharp, pointed, and hilariously funny. "If a civil servant dies during a business trip, the business trip is over." "Only those who are alive can inherit." "Subways also include trams that are not cable cars." "A swarm of bees becomes ownerless if the owner does not pursue it immediately.".