Louis Theodor Kipp was a German jurist who is perhaps best known for his theory of "double nullity", under which a null contract can be challenged in some circumstances.
13 Facts About Theodor Kipp
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Theodor Kipp made important contributions to family law and inheritance law.
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Theodor Kipp studied law at the University of Gottingen with Rudolf von Jhering and at the Leipzig University with Bernhard Windscheid.
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Theodor Kipp earned his doctorate in 1883, was admitted as a lawyer in Leipzig in 1887, and obtained a position as an associate professor at the University of Halle.
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Theodor Kipp edited the Burgerliches Gesetzbuch before it came into force in 1900.
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In 1914 Kipp was one of the signatories to the letter "To the Civilized World" signed by 93 German professors, known as the Manifesto of the Ninety-Three, in which the signatories disclaimed responsibility by Germany for starting World War I, denied improper action by Germany in invading Belgium, and denied violation of international law.
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Theodor Kipp was rector of the University of Berlin until 1915.
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Theodor Kipp was chairman of the Berlin Law Society from 1929 to 1931.
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Theodor Kipp died at Ospedaletti on the Italian Riviera on 2 April 1931.
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Theodor Kipp published a history of the sources of Roman law in 1896, which ran into several editions.
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Theodor Kipp edited the 8th and 9th editions of Bernhard Windscheid's textbook on the Law of Pandects.
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Theodor Kipp is best known for his theory of "double nullity", where a contract that is void for some reason could still be challenged.
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Theodor Kipp wrote several monographs on legal history and civil law, and made important contributions to family law and inheritance law.