[PAULUS libro sexagesimo nono ad edictum. ] §22.3.2.prEi incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat.
[PAULUS, in the sixty-ninth book on the Edict.] The proof lies upon him who asserts, not upon him who denies.
Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §22.3.2.pr
Principle of Burden of Proof Resting on the Claimant
Summary
Paulus states the fundamental principle of the burden of proof, asserting that the duty of proof falls on the one who affirms a fact, not on the one who denies it.
Notes
- §22.3.2.prEi incumbit probatio qui dicit, non qui negat — The dative demonstrative pronoun `ei` serves as the antecedent of the relative pronoun `qui` and functions as the dative complement of the verb `incumbit` (rests on, lies upon). The latter part `non qui negat` is an elliptical expression representing `non ei qui negat [incumbit probatio]`.
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