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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §49.1.26.pr

Governor's Jurisdiction by Consent After Referral

Passage 8490 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

This section states that a provincial governor can try a case referred to the emperor, provided that the parties agree and the matter falls within his jurisdiction.

[HERMOGENIANUS libro secundo iuris epitomarum. ] §49.1.26.prAd imperatorem causam remissam partibus consentientibus praeses, si ad eius notionem pertinet, audire potest.
[HERMOGENIANUS, Epitome of Law, Book II.] The governor can hear a case referred to the emperor, if the parties consent, provided that it falls within his jurisdiction.

Notes

  1. §49.1.26.prcausam remissam — The perfect passive participle remissam modifies causam, referring to a lawsuit that has been "referred" or "transmitted" to the emperor's tribunal.
  2. §49.1.26.prpartibus consentientibus — An ablative absolute construction consisting of the noun partibus and the present participle consentientibus, expressing the condition "if the parties consent".
  3. §49.1.26.prsi ad eius notionem pertinet — The genitive eius refers to the subject of the main clause, praeses (the governor). The noun notio here denotes judicial "jurisdiction" or "cognisance".

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §49.1.26.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:49.1.26.pr

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