»Joke and Wit in Jurisprudence«: This unique scientific investigation brings to light amazing things in terms of German legal humor. The legal situation-comedy revolves around the most curious lawsuits. The chapter on legal comedy reveals: While the legislature rarely allows itself a joke, many professional publications are meaty satire between jest and seriousness. Jurisprudence reaches the peak of cheekiness with judgments in the form of fairy tales, riddles, poems, cooking recipes, whodunits, tantrums and sheer nonsense.