[PAULUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum. ] §12.2.10.prquia non deberet alii nocere, quod inter alios actum esset.
[PAULUS libro octauo decimo ad edictum.] because what had been done between others ought not to harm another.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §12.2.10.pr
Principle That Acts of Others Do Not Harm Third Parties
Summary
Paulus explains the fundamental Roman law principle that transactions or oaths made between certain parties should not prejudice an unrelated third party.
Notes
- §12.2.10.pralii nocere, quod inter alios actum esset — The relative clause with an implied antecedent `quod inter alios actum esset` ('what had been done between others') functions as the subject of the infinitive `nocere` under the impersonal `deberet`. `alii` ('another') is a dative object governed by `nocere`. This formulation expresses the famous Roman law maxim *res inter alios acta aliis neque nocet neque prodest*. The subjunctive pluperfect `actum esset` is due to attraction to the secondary main verb `deberet` or denotes a hypothetical/reported state of affairs.
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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §12.2.10.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:12.2.10.pr
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