Benevolent Intervention Today

Below is a draft of this concept as a feature within a legal code or organizational policy, such as the Draft Common Frame of Reference (DCFR) . Feature: Benevolent Intervention

: The Principal should indemnify the Intervener against liabilities incurred toward third parties (e.g., if the Intervener signed an emergency repair contract on the Principal's behalf). Benevolent Intervention

In legal and administrative contexts, (often based on the Roman law concept of negotiorum gestio ) refers to a person taking unauthorized action to manage someone else's affairs for their benefit, typically in an emergency or when the principal is unable to act. Below is a draft of this concept as

: The Principal was unable to give instructions, and the Intervener could not reasonably wait for authorization. : The Principal was unable to give instructions,

An intervention occurs when a person (the Intervener ) acts with the intention of protecting the interests of another (the Principal ) without being authorized or legally bound to do so.

: If the intervention was justified, the Intervener is entitled to recover reasonable expenses incurred.