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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.16.5.pr

Delegation of Jurisdiction Before Arrival Due to Delay

Passage 190 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

An exceptional rule allowing a proconsul to delegate jurisdiction before his arrival in the province, if he experiences an unavoidable delay on his journey while his deputy is to arrive ahead of him.

[PAPINIANUS libro primo quaestionum. ] §1.16.5.prAliquando mandare iurisdictionem proconsul potest, etsi nondum in prouinciam peruenerit.
[PAPINIANUS, from the first book of his Questions.] Sometimes a proconsul can delegate jurisdiction, even if he has not yet arrived in the province.
quid enim si necessariam moram in itinere patiatur, maturissime autem legatus in prouinciam peruenturus sit?
For what if he should experience a necessary delay on his journey, while his deputy is to arrive in the province very promptly?

Notes

  1. §1.16.5.prquid enim si — An idiomatic expression introducing a rhetorical question, short for "quid fiet, si..." (what would happen if...). It means "for what if..." and introduces a concrete exceptional case to support the preceding statement.
  2. §1.16.5.prperuenturus sit — A future active periphrastic conjugational form, combining the future active participle of peruenio (peruenturus) with the present subjunctive of esse (sit). Used in the conditional si-clause, it coordinates with patiatur (present subjunctive) while expressing a future expectation or likelihood ("is to arrive").

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