The Roman Law of Delicts. An Overview
22 Pages Posted: 20 Jun 2017
Date Written: June 19, 2017
Abstract
The Roman law of delicts consisted of a set of reprehensible behaviors (e.g., theft, injury, wrongful loss) that were originally punished at civil law with a fine, compensation for the loss and damages, or both. Later, as social life developed, the praetor granted actions and ordered redress for some situations not covered by civil law (e.g., fraud, duress, robbery). These private wrongs were classified as praetorian delicts. Penalties for both civil and praetorian delicts might have corresponded to the value of the damaged or stolen thing, a multiple of a given value, or a fixed amount of money.
Keywords: delicts, tort law, Roman law, fraud, duress, injury, theft
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