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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §14.2.1.pr

General Average by Jettison under Rhodian Law

Passage 2190 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

States the fundamental principle of general average under the Rhodian Law, which rules that the loss of cargo jettisoned to lighten a ship must be made good by the contribution of all.

[PAULUS libro secundo sententiarum. ] §14.2.1.prLege Rodia cauetur, ut, si leuandae nauis gratia iactus mercium factus est, omnium contributione sarciatur quod pro omnibus datum est.
[PAULUS libro secundo sententiarum.] It is provided by the Rhodian Law that, if a jettison of cargo has been made for the sake of lightening a ship, that which has been given for the benefit of all shall be made good by the contribution of all.

Notes

  1. §14.2.1.prLege Rodia cauetur, ut — The passive verb cauetur (it is provided) is used impersonally, taking the ut clause with the subjunctive sarciatur as its substantive subject.
  2. §14.2.1.prleuandae nauis gratia — A gerundive construction where the noun nauis is in the genitive case, governed by the postpositional gratia (for the sake of), and the gerundive leuandae agrees with it in gender, number, and case.
  3. §14.2.1.prquod pro omnibus datum est — The antecedent (such as id) of the relative pronoun quod (neuter singular nominative) is omitted, so that the clause meaning 'that which has been given for the benefit of all' functions as the subject of sarciatur.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §14.2.1.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:14.2.1.pr

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