[MARCIANUS libro primo institutionum. ] §1.1.8.prNam et ipsum ius honorarium uiua uox est iuris ciuilis.
[MARCIANUS in the first book of Institutes.] even the honorary law itself is the living voice of the civil law.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.1.8.pr
Honorary Law as the Living Voice of the Civil Law
Summary
Marcianus describes the honorary law as the living voice of the civil law, emphasizing its role in giving active expression to civil law.
Notes
- §1.1.8.pret — Used adverbially here to emphasize 'ipsum ius honorarium' ('even the honorary law itself' or 'the honorary law also'). Following the previous passage by Papinianus, which contrasts civil and praetorian law, it points to their ultimate unity.
- §1.1.8.pruiua uox — 'Living voice', a predicate nominative. It metaphorically describes how abstract civil law is given active force and expression through the real-world judicial activities of the magistrates.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.1.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.1.8.pr
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