Law

Jörg Benedict

Culpa in Contrahendo

Transformationen des Zivilrechts. Band I: Historisch-kritischer Teil: Entdeckungen – oder zur Geschichte der Vertrauenshaftung

[Culpa in Contrahendo. Transformations of Civil Law. Volume I. Historical-Critical Part: Legal Discoveries or the History of Reliance-based Liability.]

2018. XXI, 813 pages.

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In the Roman law tradition up to Savigny, culpa was not considered to be a causa obligationis. Rudolf v. Jhering rejected this dogma 150 years ago. His »discovery« of culpa in contrahendo finally introduced a general basis for liability in legal relations based on nothing but bona fides (good faith). However, the stage at which precontractual reliance becomes worthy of protection is not yet defined. In this study, the author explores why culpa in contrahendo is nevertheless still retained.
In the Roman law tradition up to Savigny, culpa was not considered to be a causa obligationis. Rudolf v. Jhering rejected this dogma 150 years ago. His »discovery« of culpa in contrahendo finally introduced a general basis for liability in legal relations based on nothing but bona fides (good faith). However, the stage at which precontractual reliance becomes worthy of protection is not yet defined. In this study, the author explores why culpa in contrahendo is nevertheless still retained.
Authors/Editors

Jörg Benedict Geboren 1966; Studium der Rechtswissenschaft, Philosophie, Soziologie an den Universitäten Greifswald und Rostock; 2007–08 Vertretungsprofessur (Universität Rostock); 2008–09 Vertretungsprofessur (LMU München); seit 2010 Lehrstuhlinhaber für »Bürgerliches Recht, Europäisches Privatrecht, Rechtsgeschichte und Rechtsphilosophie« und Dekan der Juristischen Fakultät der Universität Rostock.

Reviews

The following reviews are known:

In: Zeitschrift d.Savigny-Stiftung G — 137 (2020), 546–548 (Tomasz Giaro)
In: Archiv für die civilistische Praxis — 221 (2021), 433–438 (Andreas Spickhoff)