PROMESSES. POLLICITATIO ROMAINE ET LA DOCTRINE MODERNE D’ESTOPPEL (STUPPA & LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION) OU LA FORCE DE L’HONORABILITE ET DE “MAINS PROPRES”
PROMISES. THE ROMAN POLLICITATIO AND MODERN DOCTRINE ESTOPPEL (STUPPA & LEGITIMATE EXPECTATION) OR THE POWER OF HONORABILITY AND “CLEAN HANDS”

Summary/Abstract: The noun „pollicitatio“ means proposition, i.e. the promise of something, the commitment to do something. The root of this noun is also found in the Indo-European verb polliceor – offering through promises. Given the aggressive power of the empty promises of today's political powers, a classical Roman enlightenment is more than necessary. It is logical enough to say, almost without any convention, by the words of Oxenstierna: The ease of making promises and the difficulty of keeping them are almost inseparable. Rousseau's conception complete this wonderful sentence, adding that the slowest to promise is always the most faithful to fulfill.

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