摘要"关乎众人之事,应经众人同意"(Quod omnes tangit,omnibus tractari et approbari debet)。~①中世纪时,人们从罗马法中发现了这条规则。这条规则原本旨在处理一名被监护人同时有多名法定监护人的问题。典型情况下,一名监护人的同意就构成了对于被监护人的合法交易的充分授权。因为所有与此相悖的规则都严重危害商业往来,必须保护商业伙伴的信任。另一方面,一名监护人的同意足以构成合法授权——这种考虑并未解除其他被监护人的责任。
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