Justinian I ―― The Digest of Justinian
§5.1.78.pr
- Source
- Digesta Iustiniani Augusti. Mommsen, Theodor & Krueger, Paul, editors. Berlin: Weidmann, 1870.
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Paulus states that acting as a judge is a public duty (munus publicum).
[PAULUS libro sexto decimo ad Plautium.]
[PAULUS, in the Sixteenth Book on Plautius.]
§5.1.78.pr
quippe iudicare munus publicum est.1
For indeed, to act as a judge is a public duty.
Syntax notes1 item
- 5.1.78.prquippe iudicare munus publicum est
The conjunction quippe explains the reasoning behind the rule in the preceding section (77.pr) that a father and son can act as judges for each other in private matters. Because acting as a judge (iudicare, an infinitive functioning as the subject) is a "public duty" (munus publicum), it operates in the public sphere, transcending private domestic relations such as paternal power (patria potestas).
Translated by Gemini 3.5 Flash (published 2026-07-12)urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:5.1.78.pr