Template:Did you know nominations/Casum sentit dominus

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The result was: promoted by BorgQueen (talk) 09:17, 3 April 2023 (UTC)

Casum sentit dominus

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... that Latin legal maxims like casum sentit dominus have been described as "guardians of eternity [...] more lasting than codifications"? Source: Wacke, Andreas (1987). "Casum sentit dominus: Liability for Accidental Damages in Roman and Modern German Law of Property and Obligation". Journal of South African Law. 1987 (3): 318–331. ISSN 0257-7747. The relevant passage reads:
"So the Roman rules of law dealt with here have sustained their lasting vivacity also within codified continental European law. Furthermore, we are surprised by the coincidence in difficult questions of liability (especially the distinction between ordinary liability after litispendence and stricter liability in default), the founding stone of which was laid by the Romans even before the birth of Christ.74 Latin law maxims or 'Brocardica' are more lasting than codifications, they remain the guardians of eternity which the statutes have abandoned ([...]). 75 Fur semper in mora means more to us than the plain number of a paragraph in a statute76 because even the Latin wording makes the norm stand out from the usual legal language and makes it easier to memorize."
- Reviewed: Template:Did you know nominations/Pizza dolce di Beridde
- Comment: ~~My QPQ-review is ongoing~~ QPQ done

Moved to mainspace by WatkynBassett (talk). Self-nominated at 13:01, 19 March 2023 (UTC). Post-promotion hook changes for this nom will be logged at Template talk:Did you know nominations/Casum sentit dominus; consider watching this nomination, if it is successful, until the hook appears on the Main Page.

New, long enough, interesting article and hook, QPQ done, no images. Nicely written, no close paraphrasing outside the direct quotations. AGF verified on paywalled-based hook. Dahn (talk) 14:01, 28 March 2023 (UTC)