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Bona fides: a requirement for the acquisition of ownership by means of specificatio

Bona fides: a requirement for the acquisition of ownership by means of specificatio <jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>There are good reasons why <jats:italic>bona fides</jats:italic> should be seen as a requirement for the acquisition of ownership through <jats:italic>specificatio</jats:italic>. Firstly, the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> produces something new, a <jats:italic>res aliqua</jats:italic>, and is therefore given the right to incorporate the product in his property by <jats:italic>occupatio</jats:italic>. Secondly, if the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> knew he was working with foreign raw material, and therefore knew that by his performance he was depriving the owner of the material of his property, the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> would commit a <jats:italic>furtum</jats:italic>. A <jats:italic>res nova</jats:italic>, the origin of which is chained with a <jats:italic>furtum</jats:italic>, can never be <jats:italic>res habilis</jats:italic>.</jats:p> <jats:p>When balancing the respective interests of the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> on the one hand and the owner of the material on the other hand, one finds that accepting <jats:italic>bona fides</jats:italic> of the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> as a requirement for his acquisition of ownership is convenient to ensure both legal certainty and the free movement of goods.</jats:p> </jats:sec> http://www.deepdyve.com/assets/images/DeepDyve-Logo-lg.png The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit Brill

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Brill
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© 2006 Koninklijke Brill NV, Leiden, The Netherlands
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0040-7585
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1571-8190
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10.1163/157181906778945967
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Abstract

<jats:sec><jats:title>Abstract</jats:title><jats:p>There are good reasons why <jats:italic>bona fides</jats:italic> should be seen as a requirement for the acquisition of ownership through <jats:italic>specificatio</jats:italic>. Firstly, the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> produces something new, a <jats:italic>res aliqua</jats:italic>, and is therefore given the right to incorporate the product in his property by <jats:italic>occupatio</jats:italic>. Secondly, if the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> knew he was working with foreign raw material, and therefore knew that by his performance he was depriving the owner of the material of his property, the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> would commit a <jats:italic>furtum</jats:italic>. A <jats:italic>res nova</jats:italic>, the origin of which is chained with a <jats:italic>furtum</jats:italic>, can never be <jats:italic>res habilis</jats:italic>.</jats:p> <jats:p>When balancing the respective interests of the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> on the one hand and the owner of the material on the other hand, one finds that accepting <jats:italic>bona fides</jats:italic> of the <jats:italic>specificator</jats:italic> as a requirement for his acquisition of ownership is convenient to ensure both legal certainty and the free movement of goods.</jats:p> </jats:sec>

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The Legal History Review / Tijdschrift voor Rechtsgeschiedenis / Revue d'Histoire du Droit – Brill

Published: Jan 1, 2006

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