Do ut des
The phrase do ut des ( Latin do ut des , 'I give so that you may give.') Describes reciprocity as a fundamental strategy of social behavior . Similar principles are quid pro quo (Latin for 'this for that') and the proverb manus manum lavat (Latin for 'one hand washes the other').
In Roman antiquity , the formula originally referred to the relationship to the gods in the sacrificial service: sacrifices were made to the gods and a counter-gift or counter-service was expected that would be inconceivable without the sacrifice . This archaic thought structure is based on anthropological assumptions after every sacrificial ritual.
In jurisprudence , do ut des is used as a legal formula in mutual contracts to identify the synallagma between performance and consideration . This institute from Roman law is also standardized in German law in Section 320 of the BGB : In a mutual contract , each contractual partner only provides his service because he wants to receive the consideration. Process-wise, according to the do ut des principle, it is expected that a performance will take place step by step with the consideration.
The cooperation between intelligence services of different states basically works according to the principle of do ut des. Only if one side offers relevant knowledge for the other side, the other side usually passes on knowledge itself.
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- ↑ Jens Peter Singer: Intelligence services between external and internal security . In: Thomas Jäger, Anna Daun (ed.): Secret services in Europe - transformation, cooperation and control . VS Verlag für Sozialwissenschaften, Wiesbaden 2009, ISBN 978-3-531-16484-7 , p. 280 ( google.de ).
