Reliance in civil law comes from trust which is universal.Trust means that people always consider other pos-sibilities when making decisions about behavior,and make decisions taking certain risks.The moral classification of trust can provide explanatory guidelines for the universalization of reliance in civil law.In civil law,moral trust means the responsibility of good faith,and the protection of moral trust by law constitutes the abstract context of reliance,which is unified with the au-tonomy of private law.Universal trust requires the protection of passive reliance and positive reliance:the former is trust in the honest behavior of others,and the latter is trust in the authenticity of others'human rights and facts.In order to promote inter-personal trust,the law must protect the reputation of the civil subject,the right of reputation is its typical.Honor as well as credit are components of the reputation.
Moral TrustUniversal TrustPassive ReliancePositive RelianceReputation Protection