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Compelling Arbitration by Magistrates Based on Imperium

This section explains that magistrates with higher or equal authority (imperium) cannot be compelled to perform arbitration duties regardless of when they accepted them, whereas inferior magistrates can be compelled.

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[PAULUS libro tertio decimo ad edictum.]

[PAULUS in his thirteenth book on the Edict.]

§4.8.4.pr

​Nam magistratus superiore aut pari imperio1 nullo modo possunt cogi: nec interest ante an in ipso magistratu2 arbitrium susceperint. inferiores possunt cogi.

​For magistrates with higher or equal authority can in no way be compelled; nor does it matter whether they undertook the arbitration before or during the magistracy itself. Inferior magistrates can be compelled.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 4.8.4.prsuperiore aut pari imperio

    Ablative of quality modifying the subject noun magistratus. The implied standard of comparison is the authority (imperium) of the praetor.

  2. 4.8.4.prnec interest ante an in ipso magistratu

    An indirect question serving as the subject of the impersonal verb interest. The adverb ante is used contrastively with in ipso magistratu to mean "before [holding] the magistracy."

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:4.8.4.pr