The Notion of Thing in the New Czech Civil Code in the Historical Perspective Cover Image

Věc v právním smyslu v novém občanském zákoníku z právněhistorické perspektivy
The Notion of Thing in the New Czech Civil Code in the Historical Perspective

Author(s): Ondřej Horák, Petr Dostalík
Subject(s): History of Law, Civil Law
Published by: Masarykova univerzita nakladatelství
Keywords: czech law; civil code; thing; private law; Roman law; civil code;historical perspective;

Summary/Abstract: The notion res is one of the most important legal institutes in the history of private law. This article compares Roman law and tradition of the Czechoslovak legal science. The aim of this comparation is to improve interpretation and understanding of the regulation of the law of property in the New Czech Civil Code. Attention is also paid to the topics connected with this area: possession, protection of the property (actio Publiciana), acquisition of property (included acquisition from a person other than the owner), prescription and limitation of time.

  • Issue Year: 21/2013
  • Issue No: 1
  • Page Range: 14-21
  • Page Count: 8
  • Language: Czech