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Von der gehaltenen und der gebrochenen fides: Zur fides in den Vertragsrechtskonzeptionen der Kanonistik seit dem 12. Jahrhundert

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Veröffentlicht/Copyright: 5. November 2015
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Abstract

Since the twelfth century the medieval jurisprudence of canon law began to analyse the meaning of fides, because this term was used by several authoritative legal texts. In general, fides was understood not only as a mode of belief, but also as fundamental guarantee of mutual trust in human society. The latter understanding of fides resulted in the development of the idea that every promise, particularly in contractual contexts, had binding force. As a consequence, medieval canonists opposed the Roman contract law tradition with its strong emphasis of specific formal constraints. On the other hand, however, medieval canon law doctrine argued that the breach of fides within existing contractual relationships also had to be sanctioned. In this case, the other party was entitled to withdraw from the contract or other forms of mutual promises.

Online erschienen: 2015-11-5
Erschienen im Druck: 2015-11-1

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