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Right of Legates with Delegated Jurisdiction to Appoint a Judge

Paulus explains that a legate has the right to appoint a judge, provided that jurisdiction has been delegated to him.

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[PAULUS libro secundo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS, from the second book On the Edict.]

§1.16.12.pr

​Legatus mandata sibi iurisdictione1 iudicis dandi2 ius habet.

​A legate, when jurisdiction has been delegated to him, has the right to appoint a judge.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 1.16.12.prmandata sibi iurisdictione

    This is an ablative absolute construction consisting of the perfect participle mandata and the noun iurisdictione, expressing the condition or circumstance under which the legate has the authority (i.e., when jurisdiction has been delegated to him).

  2. 1.16.12.priudicis dandi

    A gerundive construction where the noun iudicis and the gerundive dandi agree in gender, number, and case (genitive), modifying ius. It means "the right of appointing (giving) a judge."

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.16.12.pr