The Place and Significance of the Old Roman Institute of the “Lex Rhodia de iactu”  in the Czech Civilian Tradition Cover Image

The Place and Significance of the Old Roman Institute of the “Lex Rhodia de iactu”  in the Czech Civilian Tradition
The Place and Significance of the Old Roman Institute of the “Lex Rhodia de iactu”  in the Czech Civilian Tradition

Author(s): Petr Dostalík
Subject(s): History of Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: Lex Rhodia de iactu, versio in rem; actio negotiorum gestio utilis; Extreme Emergency; Unjust Enrichment.

Summary/Abstract: The article deals with the issue of a so-called lex Rhodia de iactu in Roman and modern law. The article describes the lex Rhodia de iactu as an example of the reception of Greek law into Roman law. The article considers the reception of the principle of Rhodian Law in the Pandekt law and in the modern Czech private law. It looks the proper place and meaning of this institute within the most recent Czech Civil Code.

  • Issue Year: 27/2019
  • Issue No: 3
  • Page Range: 349-362
  • Page Count: 14
  • Language: English