Nexum

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Nexum , derived from nectere (to bind), is a term from Roman law . It describes a debt-creating business, which was standardized in the Twelve Tables Act .

In the case of a nexum, the debtor also placed himself under the control of the creditor by means of an act of manzipation . This could result in enforcement detention in the event of insolvency. If no other settlement was reached, the ultima ratio threatened , namely the sale of the debtor into slavery ( trans tiberim ), as the final legal consequence.

The nexum was established at the end of the 4th century BC. No longer used; In future, the justification of the claim was only possible through stipulation .

literature

  • Max Kaser : The Roman Civil Procedure Law (= Handbook of Ancient Studies . Section 10: Legal History of Antiquity. Part 3, Vol. 4). 2nd, completely revised and expanded edition, reworked by Karl Hackl. CH Beck, Munich 1996, ISBN 3-406-40490-1 .
  • Robert M. Ogilvie : The early Rome and the Etruscans (= dtv. 4403). Deutscher Taschenbuch-Verlag, Munich 1983, ISBN 3-423-04403-9 (original edition: Early Rome and the Etruscans (= Fontana History of the Ancient World. 1, ZDB -ID 423666-x ). Harvester Press, Hassocks 1976).