The Law of Obligations: Roman Foundations of the Civilian Tradition

Part 1 Introduction - the concept of an obligation and its implications: obligatio - conceptual and systematic foundations stipulatio alteri, representation, cession. Part 2 Verbal obligations: stipulatio stipulatio poenae - conventional penalties suretyship. Part 3 Real obligations: mutuum - loan for consumption commodatum, depositum, pignus - loan for use, deposit, pledge. Part 4 Consensual obligations: emptio venditio I - sale (basic requirements) emptio venditio II - sale (main effects) emptio venditio III - sale (warranty of title and of proper quality) locatio conductio I - mainly lease locatio conductio II - contract of employment, contract for work mandatum - mandate excursus - negotiorum gestio societas - partnership. Part 5 Arrangements outside the contractual scheme of classical Roman law: donatio pacta and innominate real contracts. Part 6 General principles of contractual liability: formation of contract error - mistake interpretation of contracts metus and dolus - duress and fraud invalidity and reasons for invalidity condicio and dies - conditions and time clauses termination of obligations breach of contract. Part 7 Obligations arising neither from contract nor from delict: unjustified enrichment. Part 8 The law of delicts: delict in general furtum - theft Lex Aquilia I Lex Aquilia II actio iniuriarum - infringements of personality rights strict liability.