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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §41.1.50.pr

Building on Shores or the Sea and Praetorian Decrees

Passage 6680 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Pomponius discusses that although structures built on a public shore or in the sea become private property, a praetor's decree is required, and if such construction harms others, it must be physically prevented because the builder lacks any civil action to support it.

[POMPONIUS libro sexto ex Plautio. ] §41.1.50.prQuamuis quod in litore publico uel in mari exstruxerimus, nostrum fiat, tamen decretum praetoris adhibendum est, ut id facere liceat: immo etiam manu prohibendus est, si cum incommodo ceterorum id faciat: nam ciuilem eum actionem de faciendo nullam habere non dubito.
[POMPONIUS, from the Commentary on Plautius, book 6] Although what we have built on the public shore or in the sea becomes ours, nevertheless, a decree of the praetor must be obtained so that it may be lawful to do this. Indeed, he must even be physically prevented if he does this to the detriment of others; for I have no doubt that he has no civil action for doing (such work).

Notes

  1. §41.1.50.prmanu — Active ablative of means. Literally 'by hand', but in legal contexts it means 'by physical force' or 'physically' (usually implying non-violent but actual physical resistance) to stop an action.
  2. §41.1.50.practionem de faciendo — The preposition de with the gerund faciendo (ablative). Meaning 'an action concerning the doing (of something)'. Here it refers to a civil action to assert or pursue the right to carry out construction work in a public place.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §41.1.50.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:41.1.50.pr

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