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The present book is based on seven years' experience of teaching Roman law at the University ot Cape Town. The present book deals specifically with the Roman roots of the civilian tradition. Its subject matter is purely the substantive private law.
CHAPTER 1 Obligatio
THE CONCEPT AND ITS HISTORICAL DEVELOPMENT
DIVISIO OBLIGATIONUM
THE PLACE OF OBLIGATIONS WITHIN THE SYSTEM OF PRIVATE LAW
PLAN OF TREATMENT
Stipulatio alteri, Agency and Cession
STIPULATIO ALTERI
The concept, sketched in the preceding chapter, of the obligatio as being a strictly personal bond between the two parties who had concluded the contract found highly characteristic expression in the fact that Roman law did not recognize contracts in favour of third parties, (direct) agency and the cession of rights.
AGENCY
III. CESSION
CHAPTER 4 Stipulatio poenae
CHAPTER 5 Suretyship
INTRODUCTION
II SPONSIO, FIDEPROMISSIO AND FIDEIUSSIO
THE ACCESSORINESS OF SURETYSHIP IN ROMAN LAW
IDEM DEBITUM
V. THE TRIPLET OF PRIVILEGES AVAILABLE TO THE FIDEIUSSOR
SPECIAL TYPES OF SURETYSHIP TRANSACTIONS
THE IMPACT OF FIDEIUSSIO ON MODERN LEGAL SYSTEMS
WOMEN AS SURETIES
PAR T III Mutuum
THE ROMAN CONTRACT OF MUTUUM
II THE HISTORY OF THE INTEREST RATES AND USURY
SPECIAL TYPES OF LOAN
CHAPTER 7 Commodatum, Depositum, Pignus
COMMODATUM
DEPOSITUM
PIGNUS
PAR T 11 Emptio venditio I
THE BINDING NATURE OF CONSENSUAL SALE
THE POSSIBLE OBJECTS OF A CONTRACT OF SALE
THE PURCHASE PRICE
CHAPTER 9 Emptio venditio II
THE PASSING OF OWNERSHIP
THE DUTIES OF THE PARTIES
THE PASSING OF THE RISK
CHAPTER 10 Emptio venditio III
I. LIABILITY FOR EVICTION
II LIABILITY FOR LATENT DEFECTS
CHAPTER 11 Locatio conductio I
LOCATIO CONDUCTIO IN GENERAL
II THE SOCIAL AND ECONOMIC FRAMEWORK OF LEASE
III. LOCATIO CONDUCTIO REI
CHAPTER 12 Locatio conductio II
LOCATIO CONDUCTIO OPERARUM
II LOCATIO CONDUCTIO OPERIS
Mandatum
CHAPTER 14 Negotiorum gestio
Societas
ROMAN LAW
JUSTINIAN, IUS COMMUNE AND MODERN DEVEEOPMENTS
CHAPTER 16 Donatio
Pacta and Innominate Real Contracts
PACTA IN GENERAL
PACTA PRAETORIA
There were two types of pacta praetoria: the constitutum debiti and the receptum.
PACTA LEGITIMA: COMPROMISSUM AS EXAMPLE
INNOMINATE REAL CONTRACTS
TOWARDS A GENERAL LAW OF CONTRACT BASED ON CONSENT
Formation of Contract
THE ROMAN CONTRACT OF STIPULATION UNDER THE IUS COMMUNE
THE DOCTRINE OF CAUSA
CONSENSUS
PACTA SUNT SERVANDA
Error
CHAPTER 20 Interpretation of Contracts
FRENCH FRANCS AND BELGIAN FRANCS (INTRODUCTION)
ROMAN LAW
POST-RECEPTION DEVELOPMENTS
SPECIAL PROBLEM SITUATIONS
Metus and Dolus
METUS
DOLUS
Invalidity and Reasons for Invalidity
INVALIDITY
INITIAL IMPOSSIBILITY
ILLEGALITY
IMMORALITY
Condicio and Dies
INTRODUCTION
II CONDICIO SUSPENSIVA
RESOLUTIVE CONDITIONS
PROVISIONS FOR CALLING OFF A SALE
DIES
CHAPTER 24 Termination of Obligations
I. SOLUTIO
RELEASE
OTHER FORMS OF "SOLUTIO IMPROPRIA"
COMPENSATIO
EXTINCTIVE PRESCRIPTION
EXCURSUS: THE PROBEEM OF SPECIFIC PERFORMANCE
Breach of Contract
I. BREACH OF CONTRACT IN GENERAL
II MORA DEBITORIS
RESCISSION AS A REMEDY FOR BREACH OF CONTRACT
IMPOSSIBILITY OF PERFORMANCE AND BREACH OF CONTRACT
MORA CREDITORIS
QUOD INTEREST, DAMAGES AND BREACH OF CONTRACT
PART VII Unjustified Enrichment
I. CONDICTIO
II THE CONDICTIONES IN ROMAN LAW
THE SUBSEQUENT FATE OF THE CONDICTIONES
ENRICHMENT LIABILITY OUTSIDE THE CONDICTIONES
ENRICHMENT REMEDIES IN MODERN LAW
THE MEASURE OF ENRICHMENT LIABILITY
PART VIII Delict in General
Fur turn
I. THE ROMAN CONCEPT OF FURTUM
II THE ACTIONS ARISING FROM THEFT
III. FURTUM IN THE IUS COMMUNE
SOUTH AFRICAN DEVELOPMENTS
CHAPTER 29 Lex Aquilia 1
I. ORIGIN AND CONTENT OF THE LEX AQUILIA
THE ASSESSMENT OF THE SUM OF CONDEMNATION
THE NATURE OF THE ACTIO LEGIS AQUILIAE
THE STATUTORY DEFINITION OF THE DELICT: HARMFUL RESULT
SOME ADDITIONAL REFLECTIONS
II THE PROTECTION OF A FREEMAN'S BODILY INTEGRITY
III. THE USUS MODERNUS LEGIS AQUIUAE
TOWARDS THE MODERN, GENERALIZED LAW OF DELICT
Actio iniuriarum
I. THE EARLY HISTORY OF INIURIA
CLASSICAL FOUNDATIONS OF THE ACTIO INIURIARUM
THE USUS MODERNUS OF THE ACTIO INIURIARUM
DEFAMATION IN ENGLISH LAW
THE FATE OF THE ACTIO INIURIARUM IN GERMANY
Strict Liability
I. LIABILITY FOR DAMAGE DONE BY ANIMALS
II VICARIOUS LIABILITY
III. QUASI-DELICTUAL LIABILITY
NEW INSTANCES OF NO-FAULT LIABILITY
STRICT LIABILITY IN ENGLISH LAW
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