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Justinian I · The Digest of Justinian §50.8.8.pr

Scope of Liability and Duty of Diligence for Magistrates

Passage 8762 of 9271 · Latin

Summary

Defines the scope of liability and diligence required of public magistrates, extending from fraud and gross negligence to the duty of diligence.

[ULPIANUS libro primo ad edictum praetoris. ] §50.8.8.prMagistratus rei publicae non dolum solummodo, sed et latam neglegentiam et hoc amplius etiam diligentiam debent.
[Ulpian, from the first book on the Edict of the Praetor.] The magistrates of a public body owe not only for fraud, but also for gross negligence, and even more than this, diligence.

Notes

  1. §50.8.8.prdebent — The verb debere, in legal contexts, when governing diverse objects such as dolus (fraud/intent) and diligentia (diligence), encompasses both 'being liable for' (in the case of fraud) and 'being bound to perform' (in the case of diligence).
  2. §50.8.8.prrei publicae — While res publica broadly means the Roman state, in the context of Digest 50.8 (on the administration of public affairs), it refers specifically to local municipalities or public bodies (civitates or municipia).

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Justinian I, The Digest of Justinian §50.8.8.pr. Humanitext Reader, https://reader.humanitext.ai/en/text/urn:cts:latinLit:phi2806.phi002.humanitext-lat1:50.8.8.pr

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