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Cosima Möller
1. Einleitung. - 2. Funktionen von Informationspflichten. - 3. Rechtliche Grundlagen von Informationspflichten. - 4. Vorvertragliche Inforrnationspflichten und vertragliche Festlegungen im heutigen deutschen Recht - ein Beispiel. - 5. Die Informationspflichten des Verkäufers nach romischem Recht. - 6. Beispiele für Informationspflichten in Ciceros Schrift de officiis. - 7. Schlussbetrachtung.
lnformation duties in sales law reflect different conceptions of contract law which is basically founded on the principles of self-responsibility and good faith. They serve as as protection of the the buyers as well as limits of the sellers' liability. Concerning the question of the possible bases of information duties, Roman and German law show interesting similarities and differences. In Roman law information duties are determined in the edict of the aediles curules, in considerably different interpretations of bona fides by Roman jurists and in precise contractual agreements. In nowadays German law, there are information duties fixed by statutory law in the context of the contract even before its conclusion and duties based on the principle of good faith (§ 242 BGB). Special agreements on information duties which go beyond the possible concreteness of legal regulations are implemented.
The interpretation of the legal and contractual framework leads to remarkable differences based on diverse concepts of contractual obligations.
