law of obligations
by Joy-Mari Cloete
1. sources
1.1. Justinian's obligation source
1.1.1. quasi-contracts
1.1.2. quasi-delicts
1.2. contracts
1.2.1. Detail 1
1.2.2. Detail 2
1.3. delicts
1.3.1. private matter in roman times
1.3.2. duty to compensate
2. J's classification of contracts
2.1. contractus consensus
2.1.1. mere agreement
2.2. contractus verbis
2.2.1. formal words
2.3. contractus re
2.3.1. after delivery
2.4. contractus litteris
2.4.1. through writing
3. Causa contractus
3.1. agreement + formal words
3.2. agreement + delivery
3.3. agreement + writing
3.4. agreement only was exception
4. Obligation classification
4.1. Civil obligations
4.1.1. enforced through an action
4.2. Natural
4.2.1. not enforced through an action
4.3. Obligationes bonae fidei
4.3.1. flexibility in judicial process
4.3.2. good faith principles
4.4. Obligationes stricti iuris
4.4.1. ius civile
5. Delict
5.1. creates obligation
5.2. quasi-delict
6. unilateral contracts
6.1. Only one obligation
6.2. One party needs to perform
6.3. Second party has right to performance
7. reciprocal contracts
7.1. Two obligations
7.2. Both have rights
7.2.1. performance
7.2.2. duty to perform
7.3. both debtor and creditor
7.4. my right is your duty & vice versa
8. imperfectly reciprocal
8.1. unilateral in principle
8.2. debtor may have claim for damages
8.3. Objective 3
9. quasi-contracts
9.1. types
9.1.1. unilateral
9.1.2. bilateral