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equity is not Equity

Authors: Alexandra Popovici; Lionel Smith;

equity is not Equity

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The author’s view Like many before us, we will use “Equity” to refer to Maitland’s Equity: the body of rules administered by the Chancery. By contrast, we use “equity” to refer to the correction of the law in the furtherance of justice. Many jurists in the common law tradition equate Equity with equity: they may unconsciously assume that all equity comes from Equity, that everything that comes from Equity is equity, or both. On that view, the Judicature Act reform, which fused the administration of common law and Equity, and similar reforms in other common law jurisdictions, could have serious and possibly grievous effects on equity. We do not hold that view. “equity” is well-known in the civilian tradition and this helps us to see what should be plain even within the common law tradition: that Equity and equity are different. We believe that the Judicature reforms helps us to see this more clearly. Our aim is to understand an equity that is not exclusively tied to Equity (although it is certainly related to it): it is found in the common law and in the civil law. And 150 years after the Judicature Acts, this is an equity that we should celebrate. Tesi Come molti altri prima di noi, useremo il termine “Equity” nel senso di Maitland: il corpo di regole amministrate dalla Chancery. Al contrario, usiamo il termine “equity” per riferirci alle correzioni apportate al diritto a favore della giustizia. Molti giuristi della tradizione di common law equiparano l’Equity all’equity: possono inconsciamente ritenere che tutta l’equity derivi dall’Equity, che tutto ciò che deriva dall’Equity sia equity, o entrambe le cose. Secondo questo punto di vista, la riforma realizzata dal Judicature Act, che ha fuso l’amministrazione della common law e dell’Equity, e riforme simili in altri ordinamenti di common law, potrebbero avere effetti gravi e forse dannosi sull’equity. Noi non siamo di questo avviso. Il termine “equity” è ben noto nella tradizione civile e questo ci aiuta a vedere ciò che dovrebbe essere chiaro anche all'interno della tradizione di common law: che Equity ed equity sono diverse. Riteniamo che le riforme del Judicature Act ci aiutino a vedere questo più chiaramente. Il nostro obiettivo è quello di comprendere un’equity che non sia legata esclusivamente all’Equity (anche se è certamente correlata ad essa): essa si trova nella common law e nella civil law. E 150 anni dopo il Judicature Act, questa è un’equity che dovremmo celebrare.

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