Die Verwertung gepfändeter Sachen im Internet

'The Realisation of Attached Goods via the Internet'

With the 'Law on internet auctions in compulsory enforcement proceedings' ('Gesetz über die Internetversteigerung in der Zwangsvollstreckung') German lawmakers have implemented an additional means for bailiffs to facilitate the realisation of attached goods. However, instead of harnessing the long-established internet platforms governed by private law, the legislator has opted for a realisation via a – largely unknown – platform organised under public law. The work examines if the reasons for this decision expressly invoked by the legislator are well-founded.