Save

Die laesio enormis und der dolus re ipsa heute: die Verschuldensfrage


In: Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'histoire du droit / The Legal History Review
Author:
A.M. Grebieniow Dr. iur. (Universität Freiburg i.Ü.) / Universität Bern, Rechtswissenschaftliche Fakultät, Departement für Grundlagenfächer, Romanistisches Institut, Schanzeneckstr. 1, Postfach 3001, Bern / Universität Warschau, Krakowskie Przedmieście 26/28, 00-927 Warszawa, Polen
aleksander.grebieniow@roma.unibe.ch; a.grebieniow@wpia.uw.edu.pl


Search for other papers by A.M. Grebieniow in
Current site
Google Scholar
PubMed
Close
Download Citation Get Permissions

Access options

Get access to the full article by using one of the access options below.

Institutional Login

Log in with Open Athens, Shibboleth, or your institutional credentials

Login via Institution

Purchase

Buy instant access (PDF download and unlimited online access):

$40.00

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.


Content Metrics

All Time Past 365 days Past 30 Days
Abstract Views 201 26 5
Full Text Views 263 2 1
PDF Views & Downloads 67 7 3