Original scientific paper
Some Considerations on actio fiduciae (Cic. De Off. 3,17,70)
Tomislav Karlović
orcid.org/0000-0003-1846-1318
; Faculty of Law, University of Zagreb, Zagreb, Croatia
Abstract
The aim of this paper is to examine the the issues of contents, i.e. main building blocks of actio fiduciae mentioned in Ciceros’s text De officiis 3,17,70. In the introductory part the general features of actio fiduciae are presented. This is followed by an analysis of the clause “uti ne propter te fidemve tuam captus fraudatusve sim”, its function in the formula of actio fiduciae, actio de peculio et actio in rem verso, and the theories on its place and role before it was taken over into the formula. The author argues for the original inclusion of the clause in the transfer fidi fiduciae causa as a form of the “stipulatory subjunctive” sentence in accordance with Bennet’s theory on forms of subjunctive sentences. In the second part of the paper the analysis is concentrated on the elements of the clause “ut inter bonos bene agier oportet et sine fraudatione”, which has the same function in actio fiduciae as ex fide bona in other bonae fidei iudicia. Each part of the clause – boni viri, bene agier, sine fraudatione – is dealt with in more detail, especially with regard to their specific meaning and the authority they conveyed to the judge in the adjudication of actio fiduciae.
Keywords
fiducia; fiducia cum creditore; actio fiduciae; De officiis; Roman law
Hrčak ID:
186931
URI
Publication date:
15.9.2017.
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