No one may transfer more rights than he actually has ("nemo plus iuris transferre potest quam ipse habet").
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Please cite as: "Commentary to Trans-Lex Principle No. I.3.1 - Limitation of transfer of rights, http://www.trans-lex.org/905000"
It follows from this Principle that only the person who holds a legal title to a right (e.g. property, creditor of a contractual claim) may transfer that right or modify it.
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Please cite as: "Commentary to Trans-Lex Principle No. I.3.1 - Limitation of transfer of rights, http://www.trans-lex.org/905000"
It follows from this Principle that only the person who holds a legal title to a right (e.g. property, creditor of a contractual claim) may transfer that right or modify it.