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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §2.12.6.pr

Validity of Judgments Rendered on Holidays

Passage 348 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Explains the validity of judgments rendered on holidays, stating that trials on these days are prohibited without the parties' consent, and any judgment rendered in violation is not binding.

[IDEM libro septuagensimo septimo ad edictum. ] §2.12.6.prSi feriatis diebus fuerit iudicatum, lege cautum est, ne his diebus iudicium sit nisi ex uoluntate partium, et quod aliter aduersus ea iudicatum erit ne quis iudicatum facere neue soluere debeat, neue quis ad quem de ea re in ius aditum erit iudicatum facere cogat.
[THE SAME, On the Edict, book 77]\n\nIf a judgment is rendered on holidays, it is provided by law that no trial shall take place on these days except by the consent of the parties, and that, as for whatever judgment is rendered otherwise in violation of these rules, no one shall be bound to execute or satisfy the judgment, nor shall anyone before whom legal proceedings are brought on that matter compel the execution of the judgment.

Notes

  1. §2.12.6.prSi feriatis diebus fuerit iudicatum — fuerit iudicatum is the future perfect passive (or perfect subjunctive) third-person singular neuter of iudicare (to judge, render judgment), used impersonally to express the occurrence of a judgment being rendered.
  2. §2.12.6.prquod aliter aduersus ea iudicatum erit — quod is the relative pronoun in the neuter singular nominative, introducing a substantively functioning clause ("as for that which..."). ea is the neuter plural accusative, referring generally to the aforementioned rules prohibiting trials on holidays without consent.
  3. §2.12.6.prneue quis ad quem de ea re in ius aditum erit — in ius adire ad aliquem is a legal idiom meaning "to go before someone (such as a magistrate) for legal proceedings." Here, the passive impersonal aditum erit (future perfect) is combined with ad quem (to whom), referring to the magistrate or authority before whom the legal action on that matter is brought.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §2.12.6.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:2.12.6.pr

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