- Source
- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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- urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.1.47.pr
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- Humanitext Reader · reader.humanitext.ai · 2026-11-10
It states the rule that a judge nominated by one party should not be appointed, as it sets an unjust precedent, unless specially permitted by the emperor out of regard for the judge's modesty.
[CALLISTRATUS libro primo quaestionum.]
[CALLISTRATUS, Questions, Book I.]
Obseruandum est, ne is iudex detur quem altera pars nominatim petat:1 id enim iniqui exempli2 esse diuus Hadrianus rescripsit: nisi hoc specialiter a principe ad uerecundiam3 petiti iudicis respiciente permittetur.
Care must be taken that a judge whom one party specifically requests by name is not appointed; for the deified Hadrian wrote in a rescript that this is of an unjust precedent, unless this shall be specially permitted by the emperor out of regard for the modesty of the requested judge.
- 5.1.47.prpetat
Present subjunctive. Used in the relative clause modifying is iudex to express a characteristic ('such a judge as one party would request...'), or by subjunctive attraction (attractio modi) to the subjunctive detur in the governing clause.
- 5.1.47.priniqui exempli
A genitive of quality (genitvus qualitatis) acting as a predicate of esse, meaning 'to be of an unjust precedent' or 'setting a bad example.'
- 5.1.47.pruerecundiam
Here, it refers to the 'modesty' or 'sense of propriety/hesitation' of the nominated judge, who might feel awkward or embarrassed by being single-handedly requested by one of the parties.
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12) · Revision history (1, latest 2026-09-21)
- 2026-09-21 AI review — note 1