- Ius privatum
"Ius privatum" is
Latin forprivate law . Contasted with "ius publicum " (the laws relating to the state), "ius privatum regulated the relations between individuals. InRoman law this included personal, property and civil law. Judicial proceeding was a private process ("iudicium privatum"). Criminal law was also considered private matters, except where the crimes were particularly severe.Lex Aquilia
The "lex Aquilia" was a plebiscite which codified the law on damage to person and property through a particular fault. It is a forerunner of the modern law of
tort .tipulatio
"Stipulatio" was the basic form of
contract inRoman law . It was made in the format of question and answer. The precise nature of the contract was disputed, as can be seen below.Vindicatio
"Rei vindicatio" is a legal action by which the
plaintiff demands that thedefendant return a thing that belongs to the plaintiff. It may only be used when plaintiff owns the thing, and the defendant is somehow impeding the plaintiff's possession of the thing. Theplaintiff could also institute an "actio furti" (a personal action) in order to punish thedefendant . If the thing could not be recovered, theplaintiff could claim damages from thedefendant with the aid of the "condictio furtiva" (a personal action). With the aid of the "actio legis Aquiliae" (a personal action), theplaintiff could claim damages from thedefendant . "Rei vindicatio" was derived from the ius civile, therefore was only available to Roman citizens.ee also
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