The paper deals with the institute of noxal liability, in particular it focuses on one of its aspects. After a general introduction, it deals with the issue of how many mancipations are necessary in order to realize noxae datio, and the practical impact of noxal liability on the legal status of the son-offender and on his relationship to the original father of the family.
The contribution cannot summarize all the arguments in detail, and, so far, its objective is not to resolve the question formulated above, but rather to outline the various paths of our considerations.