Res derelictae explained

In Roman law, res derelictae referred to property voluntarily abandoned by the owner.^[1] The dominant strand of legal thought under the Roman Empire held it to be a form of res nullius, or "un-owned" property, but it was necessary to establish that it had been voluntarily abandoned.^[2] The opposite was res mancipi, or "owned" property.

See also

• Res communis
• Sicaricon

Notes and References

1. Boudewijn . Bouckaert . Original Assignment of Private Property . FindLaw.com . Law and Economics . 1100 . 1999 .
2. Lauren . Benton . Benjamin . Straumann . Acquiring Empire by Law: From Roman Doctrine to Early Modern European Practice . Law and History Review . 28 . 1 . February 2010 . 15–16 . 40646121 .