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+import AxeBuilder from '@axe-core/playwright';
+import { test, expect } from '@playwright/test';
+
+test.describe('BackButton — navigation', () => {
+	test('returns to previous page via history when clicked', async ({ page }) => {
+		// Navigate to persons list, then to a person detail
+		await page.goto('/persons');
+		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+		const firstPersonLink = page.locator('a[href^="/persons/"]').first();
+		const personHref = await firstPersonLink.getAttribute('href');
+		await firstPersonLink.click();
+		await page.waitForURL(/\/persons\/.+/);
+
+		// Now navigate to the edit page from the detail page
+		const editLink = page.locator('a[href$="/edit"]').first();
+		await editLink.click();
+		await page.waitForURL(/\/persons\/.+\/edit/);
+
+		// Click the BackButton — should return to person detail, not /persons list
+		const backBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /zurück/i });
+		await expect(backBtn).toBeVisible();
+		await backBtn.click();
+
+		// Should return to the person detail URL (history.back()), not the static /persons
+		await expect(page).toHaveURL(new RegExp(personHref!.replace(/[.*+?^${}()|[\]\\]/g, '\\$&')));
+	});
+});
+
+test.describe('BackButton — accessibility', () => {
+	test('touch target is at least 44px tall on /persons/new', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/persons/new');
+		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+		const backBtn = page.getByRole('button', { name: /zurück/i });
+		await expect(backBtn).toBeVisible();
+
+		const box = await backBtn.boundingBox();
+		expect(box).not.toBeNull();
+		expect(box!.height).toBeGreaterThanOrEqual(44);
+	});
+
+	test('passes axe-core wcag2a/wcag2aa scan on /persons/new', async ({ page }) => {
+		await page.goto('/persons/new');
+		await page.waitForSelector('[data-hydrated]');
+
+		const results = await new AxeBuilder({ page }).withTags(['wcag2a', 'wcag2aa']).analyze();
+
+		if (results.violations.length > 0) {
+			const summary = results.violations
+				.map((v) => `[${v.impact}] ${v.id}: ${v.description}`)
+				.join('\n');
+			console.log(`\nAxe violations on /persons/new:\n${summary}`);
+		}
+
+		expect(results.violations).toEqual([]);
+	});
+});