This volume is the third one in a series of publications composed by (more or less) the same academic working group. It follows the publications "Unjust Enrichment: The Comparative Legal History of the Law of Restitution" (1995, 2nd edition 1999 ) and "Negligence: The Comparative Legal History of the Law of Torts" (2001 <978-3-428-10516-8). The authors of this volume focus on contracts in favour of third parties. They examine two distinct, but closely related topics: The unfolding and gradual withering away of the Roman law maxim Alteri stipulari non potest and (more general) the creation of contractual rights in favour of third parties. This too has its roots in Roman law, yet it developed a life of its own, remaining a highly controversial subject in modern European legal systems. Behind these themes arises the question of whether or not there is any rule restricting contracts to reciprocal relationship.

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Inhalt: D. J. Ibbetson / E. J. H. Schrage, Ius quaesitum tertio. A Comparative and Historical Introduction to the Concept of Third Party Contracts - Sir J. Baker, Privity of Contract in the Common Law before 1680 - J. Hallebeek, Ius Quaesitum Tertio in Medieval Roman Law - H. Dondorp, Ius Quaesitum Tertio in Medieval Canon Law - N. G. Jones, Aspects of Privity in England: Equity to 1680 - L. Waelkens, Ius Quaesitum Tertio, Dutch Influences on Grotius - D. J. Ibbetson / W. Swain, Third Party Beneficiaries in English Law: From Dutton v. Poole to Tweddle v. Atkinson - D. Deroussin, La stipulation pour autrui de l'ancien droit français au XIXème siècle, ou comment se débarrasser d'une tradition gênante - M. Pennitz, Ius quaesitum tertio: German Legal Doctrine and Practice in the 18th and 19th Century - M. J. Schermaier, Contracts for the Benefit of a Third Party in German Law - W. Swain, Third Party Beneficiaries in English Law, 1880-2004 - H. L. MacQueen / W. D. H. Sellar, Scots Law: Ius quaesitum tertio, Promise and Irrevocability - E. du Perron, Third Party Stipulations in Modern Dutch Law - D. Visser / S. Cook, Contracts for the Benefit of Third Parties in South Africa. Investigating an Alternative Approach