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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.3.13.pr

Extension of Law to Similar Cases through Interpretation

Passage 32 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpian, quoting Pedius, states the principle that when specific matters are introduced by law, other matters sharing the same utility should be supplied through interpretation or jurisdiction.

[ULPIANUS libro I ad edictum aedilium curulium. ] §1.3.13.prNam, ut ait Pedius, quotiens lege aliquid unum uel alterum introductum est, bona occassio est cetera, quae tendunt ad eandem utilitatem, uel interpretatione uel certe iurisdictione suppleri.
[ULPIAN on the Edict of the Curule Aediles, Book I] For, as Pedius says, whenever one or two things are introduced by law, there is a good opportunity for other matters that tend toward the same utility to be supplied either by interpretation or at least by jurisdiction.

Notes

  1. §1.3.13.prbona occassio est cetera ... suppleri — An accusative with infinitive (AcI) construction, where the neuter plural accusative `cetera` is the subject accusative of the present passive infinitive `suppleri`. The whole phrase complements `bona occasio est` ('it is a good opportunity for...').
  2. §1.3.13.prquae tendunt ad eandem utilitatem — The antecedent of the relative pronoun `quae` is `cetera`. The verb `tendere` followed by the preposition `ad` means 'to tend toward', 'to aim at', or 'to be directed to'.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.3.13.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.3.13.pr

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