Principle in German law
The abstract system of title transfer (‹See Tfd› German : Abstraktionsprinzip ) is a legal term in German law relating to the law of obligations (Schuldrecht ) and property law (Sachenrecht ). Although no express reference to it is made in the German Civil Code (BGB), the concept of separating a personal undertaking to pay or exchange goods or legal rights (e.g. through contract ) from the conveyance of title to those goods or legal rights (e.g. through a deed or land registration ) is fundamental to German private law (as well as Brazilian law , Greek law , South African law , and Scots law ).