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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.17.123.pr-50.17.123.1

Prohibition of Action in Another's Name and Provincial Law

Passage 9183 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Ulpianus states two legal principles: the prohibition of bringing a legal action in another's name, and that a temporary change does not alter the law of the province.

[ULPIANUS libro quarto decimo ad edictum. ] §50.17.123.prNemo alieno nomine lege agere potest.
[ULPIANUS, in the fourteenth book on the edict.] No one can bring an action under the law in another's name.
§50.17.123.1Temporaria permutatio ius prouinciae non innouat.
A temporary exchange does not alter the law of the province.

Notes

  1. §50.17.123.pralieno nomine — Ablative of manner or respect, meaning "in another's name" or "on behalf of another."
  2. §50.17.123.prlege agere — A technical Roman legal expression meaning "to bring an action under the law" (legis actio). Here, *lege* is the ablative singular of *lex* (law) acting as an ablative of instrument, reflecting the ancient rule that one could not generally bring a legal action through a representative.
  3. §50.17.123.1ius prouinciae — Meaning "the law of the province." *prouinciae* is the genitive (of possession or scope of application) modifying *ius* (law/right).
  4. §50.17.123.1non innouat — Third-person singular present of the verb *innouare* (to renew, alter, or innovate). It indicates that a temporary arrangement or change of circumstance (*temporaria permutatio*) does not introduce a permanent change to the established legal order.

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.17.123.pr-50.17.123.1. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.17.123.pr-50.17.123.1

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