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Question: A, dominus, sold and delivered (by traditio) res mancipi to B who sold and delivered it to C from whom it was stolen by D who sold and delivered it to E who bought in good faith. Each of the above transactions took place on consecutive days. Explain the rights and duties of A, B, C, D and E.
Answer: A (Aulus) is the lord and master of his property, dominus. For Aulus to have dominium, he would have to have commercium – he would have to be a Roman citizen; have property that could be privately owned and could only acquire property through the proper channels. Res mancipi were defined as slaves, beasts of burden, Italic land and rustic praedial servitudes and is the fundamental classificati......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay
Details: Mark: 65% | Subject: Law | Course: Roman Law | Level: Degree | Year: 2nd/3rd | Document type: Essay* | Words: 789 References: No | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: February 12, 2009 | Essay ID: 780
Question: What were the legis actiones? How did they work? Why and when were they abolished?
Answer: The ‘legis actiones’ are described as the ‘actions-at-law’ or the ‘actions in the law’ . The legis actiones were the procedures put in place for a Roman citizen to bring about a form of litigation, or civil procedure. They originated around the time of the Twelve Tables and eventually became obsolete following the introduction of the formulae system.......(short extract) to download the full answer, please Sign in or Register then make a payment or submit an essay
Details: Mark: 64% | Subject: Law | Course: Roman Law | Level: Degree | Year: 2nd/3rd | Document type: Essay* | Words: 1635 References: Yes | Date written: Not available | Date submitted: February 12, 2009 | Essay ID: 781
