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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §1.5.3.pr

Fundamental Division of Persons into Free and Slaves

Passage 67 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Gaius presents the most fundamental division of the law of persons, stating that all men are either free or slaves.

[GAIUS libro primo institutionum. ] §1.5.3.prSumma itaque de iure personarum diuisio haec est, quod omnes homines aut liberi sunt aut serui.
[GAIUS, Institutes, book 1] Therefore, the principal division of the law of persons is this, that all men are either free or slaves.

Notes

  1. §1.5.3.prSumma... diuisio — Literally "the highest division." It refers to the most general and fundamental classification in a systematic presentation of law.
  2. §1.5.3.prquod — Introduces an appositive noun clause (quod-clause) explaining the specific content of the demonstrative pronoun haec.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §1.5.3.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:1.5.3.pr

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