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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §17.2.79.pr

Correction of an Unfair Decision by an Action of Good Faith

Passage 2583 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It is argued that if Nerva's decision is patently unfair, it can be corrected through an action of good faith (such as the action on partnership).

[PAULUS libro quarto quaestionum. ] §17.2.79.prUnde si Neruae arbitrium ita prauum est, ut manifesta iniquitas eius appareat, corrigi potest per iudicium bonae fidei.
[PAULUS, in the fourth book of Questions.] Hence, if Nerva's decision is so unfair that its manifest injustice is apparent, it can be corrected through an action of good faith.

Notes

  1. §17.2.79.prita prauum est, ut... appareat — The adverb `ita` (so, to such a degree) and the clause with the subjunctive (`appareat`) introduced by `ut` form a consecutive clause (result clause: 'is so unfair that...').
  2. §17.2.79.preius — The genitive of the third-person singular pronoun. In this context, it refers to the subject `arbitrium` (decision, judgment) rather than the preceding personal name `Neruae` (Nerva's). It is natural to translate it as 'the manifest injustice of the decision'.
  3. §17.2.79.prper iudicium bonae fidei — Meaning 'through an action of good faith' (referring here to the action on partnership, `iudicium pro socio`, mentioned in the preceding section). It indicates that the unfair imbalance can be corrected based on the broad discretion granted to the judge in actions of good faith.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §17.2.79.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:17.2.79.pr

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