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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.1.28.pr

Extension of Municipal Jurisdiction by Mutual Consent

Passage 8671 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

It provisions that, where there is consent between the parties, legal proceedings may be conducted before municipal magistrates even for more important matters exceeding their usual jurisdiction.

[PAULUS libro primo ad edictum. ] §50.1.28.prInter conuenientes et de re maiori apud magistratus municipales agetur.
[PAULUS, On the Edict of the Praetor, Book I] Between consenting parties, action may be brought before municipal magistrates even concerning a matter of greater value.

Notes

  1. §50.1.28.prconuenientes — The accusative plural of the present participle of convenio (to agree), used substantively as the object of the preposition inter. It refers to the parties consenting to the jurisdiction (prorogation of jurisdiction).
  2. §50.1.28.pret de re maiori — The conjunction et functions adverbially here, meaning 'even' or 'also', modifying de re maiori. The comparative re maiori refers to a matter of greater value or importance that exceeds the ordinary jurisdiction of municipal magistrates.
  3. §50.1.28.pragetur — The third-person singular future passive of ago (to drive, conduct, bring an action), used impersonally to mean 'action will be brought' or 'legal proceedings shall be conducted'. It expresses a legal allowance or possibility.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.1.28.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.1.28.pr

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