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§5.1.1.pr

Jurisdiction by Agreement and Consent of Parties

This section establishes that when parties voluntarily submit and consent to a jurisdiction, any judge presiding over a tribunal or holding other jurisdiction possesses jurisdiction over the consenting parties.

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[ULPIANUS libro secundo ad edictum.]

[ULPIANUS in the second book on the Edict.]

§5.1.1.pr

​Si se subiciant aliqui iurisdictioni et consentiant:1 inter consentientes cuiusuis iudicis, qui tribunali praeest uel aliam iurisdictionem habet, est iurisdictio.2

​If any persons submit themselves to a jurisdiction and consent, there is jurisdiction, among those who consent, for any judge who presides over a tribunal or has other jurisdiction.

Syntax notes2 items
  1. 5.1.1.prSi se subiciant ... et consentiant

    A conditional clause using the present subjunctive (subiciant, consentiant) to denote a potential or hypothetical general condition ("if any should submit... and consent").

  2. 5.1.1.prcuiusuis iudicis ... est iurisdictio

    The genitive cuiusuis iudicis combined with the verb est functions as a possessive genitive (or a genitive modifying the subject iurisdictio), expressing that "jurisdiction belongs to any judge" (i.e., any judge has jurisdiction).

Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.1.1.pr