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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.3.11.pr

Imperial Interpretation and Constitution for Novel Matters

Passage 30 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Following the previous section, it states that for matters established for the first time, a more certain determination must be made through either the interpretation or the constitution of the best prince.

[IDEM libro LXXXX digestorum. ] §1.3.11.prEt ideo de his, quae primo constituuntur, aut interpretatione aut constitutione optimi principis certius statuendum est.
[THE SAME on the Digest, Book LXXXX] And therefore, regarding those matters which are established for the first time, a more certain determination must be made either by the interpretation or by the constitution of the best prince.

Notes

  1. §1.3.11.prprimo constituuntur — Meaning "are established for the first time." The adverb primo indicates, in connection with the preceding section (§1.3.10.pr) which states that laws only cover what happens for the most part, the moment when a rule is newly introduced or a novel matter is regulated for the first time.
  2. §1.3.11.prcertius statuendum est — statuendum est is an impersonal passive periphrastic conjugation (gerundive in the neuter singular with est). The prepositional phrase de his depends on this construction. The comparative certius functions adverbially ("more certainly/more definitely"), expressing the necessity that "a more certain determination must be made" regarding gaps in the law.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.3.11.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.3.11.pr

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