Laesio enormis and dolus in re ipsa nowadays: the question of fault.
The mediaeval interpreters of Roman law have worked out the dolus re ipsa-concept to explain the mysterious laesio enormis (C. 4,44,2 [a. 285]). They supposed the inequality in exchange to be a result of malicious undertaking, for which paradoxically, no one was personally liable (D. 45,1,36 [Ulp. 48 Sab.]). In course of time, the incorporation of laesio enormis into the scheme of dolus turned into a presumption of a malicious act on the part of the enriched party, even though the laesio enormis is free from subjective criteria. It is astonishing how little the dolus re ipsa is discussed, although the modern paradigm for correcting inequality in exchange is based on the same assumptions. This ‘Wiederkehr der Rechtsfigur’ certainly deserves more attention.
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G. Mirabelli, La rescissione del contratto, 2. Aufl., Napoli 1962, S. 42. Hinsichtlich der dogmatischen Gestalt des Art. 1448 des italienischen Codice civile von 1942 hat derselbe ausdrücklich auf die Gemeinsamkeiten mit dem dolus re ipsa hingewiesen. Es verflechte die drei dogmatisch unterschiedlichen Faktoren: Willensbildungsmangel des Geschädigten, Immoralität des Vorgehens eines Ausbeuters und objektives Kriterium des Missverhältnisses (Mirabelli, La rescissione, S. 17-18).
A. Trabucchi, Istituzioni di diritto civile, 42. Aufl., Padova 2005, S. 164; G. Alpa, Manuale di diritto privato, 4. Aufl., Padova 2005, S. 661.
HR 29 mei 1964, NJ 1965, 104.
Bspw. HR 29 april 1971, NJ 1972, 336; HR 2 november 1979, NJ 1980, 429.
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Laesio enormis and dolus in re ipsa nowadays: the question of fault.
The mediaeval interpreters of Roman law have worked out the dolus re ipsa-concept to explain the mysterious laesio enormis (C. 4,44,2 [a. 285]). They supposed the inequality in exchange to be a result of malicious undertaking, for which paradoxically, no one was personally liable (D. 45,1,36 [Ulp. 48 Sab.]). In course of time, the incorporation of laesio enormis into the scheme of dolus turned into a presumption of a malicious act on the part of the enriched party, even though the laesio enormis is free from subjective criteria. It is astonishing how little the dolus re ipsa is discussed, although the modern paradigm for correcting inequality in exchange is based on the same assumptions. This ‘Wiederkehr der Rechtsfigur’ certainly deserves more attention.
All Time | Past 365 days | Past 30 Days | |
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Abstract Views | 201 | 26 | 5 |
Full Text Views | 263 | 2 | 1 |
PDF Views & Downloads | 67 | 7 | 3 |