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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.16.13.pr

Necessity of Delegated Jurisdiction for Legates

Passage 198 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It explains that the legates of a proconsul have no inherent power of their own unless jurisdiction has been delegated to them by the proconsul.

[POMPONIUS libro decimo ad Quintum Mucium. ] §1.16.13.prLegati proconsulis nihil proprium habent, nisi a proconsule eis mandata fuerit iurisdictio.
[POMPONIUS, from the tenth book On Quintus Mucius.] The legates of a proconsul have no power of their own, unless jurisdiction has been delegated to them by the proconsul.

Notes

  1. §1.16.13.prnihil proprium — The neuter singular accusative adjective proprium modifies the pronoun nihil, referring in this context to "inherent (official) power."
  2. §1.16.13.prmandata fuerit — A perfect passive subjunctive (or future perfect passive) form, where fuerit is used instead of the standard sit/erit. Together with nisi, it expresses a prior condition ("unless... has been delegated").

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