Imperatoris lustiniani Institutionum libri, quattuor: with introductions, commentary, excursus, Volume 1Clarendon Press, 1883 - Roman law |
From inside the book
Page 2
... less unprofitable than idle . How the custom was preserved , and protected from con- tamination by foreign elements , we know from writers on the early history of Rome ; it was jealously treasured up by the college of Pon- tifices , who ...
... less unprofitable than idle . How the custom was preserved , and protected from con- tamination by foreign elements , we know from writers on the early history of Rome ; it was jealously treasured up by the college of Pon- tifices , who ...
Page 6
... less of its wealth and military use as infantry than of its numbers , became daily more obvious ; it was clear that the time at which its political position should be recognised could not be long deferred . It was Servius , of whom it ...
... less of its wealth and military use as infantry than of its numbers , became daily more obvious ; it was clear that the time at which its political position should be recognised could not be long deferred . It was Servius , of whom it ...
Page 8
... less com- plete . The full number of centuries seems to have been one hundred and ninety - two . It is , however , the political side of the centurial organization which is of most interest in the history of Roman law , though this was ...
... less com- plete . The full number of centuries seems to have been one hundred and ninety - two . It is , however , the political side of the centurial organization which is of most interest in the history of Roman law , though this was ...
Page 17
... less easy . On one explanation , however , of a famous distinction of Roman law - that of ' res mancipi ' and ' res nec mancipi ' - the traces of that principle were retained until the distinction itself was swept away by Justinian . It ...
... less easy . On one explanation , however , of a famous distinction of Roman law - that of ' res mancipi ' and ' res nec mancipi ' - the traces of that principle were retained until the distinction itself was swept away by Justinian . It ...
Page 23
... less degree , which with us are connected with ' the city . ' Eight years later than the censorship of Appius Caecus , the democratic tendency of his measure was to some degree counteracted by the new censors , Q. Fabius and P. Decius ...
... less degree , which with us are connected with ' the city . ' Eight years later than the censorship of Appius Caecus , the democratic tendency of his measure was to some degree counteracted by the new censors , Q. Fabius and P. Decius ...
Common terms and phrases
action actionem agnates alia aliena autem bona fide bonorum possessio capitis deminutio causa civil condictio contract creditor cuius debet debtor delict dominus eius enactment enim eorum erit etiam exceptio facere factum familias fidei fideicommissum fuerit furti furtum Gaius heir heredem heredes hereditas hereditatem ideo iniuria instituted inter interdict iudex iudicio iure iuris ius civile ius gentium jurists Justinian latter legatum lege legis lex Aquilia lex Iulia liability liberi licet manumission modo naturalis neque nihil nisi obligatio obligation pater person plaintiff poena possessio possession possunt postea potest praetor quae quam quia quibus quidem quis quod quoque Roman law rule servus sibi sine sive slave stipulatio sui iuris sunt supr tamen tantum testamento testator Title tutela tutor Twelve Tables Ulpian usucapio usus veluti vero
Popular passages
Page 513 - Furti actio sive dupli sive quadrupli tantum ad poenae persecutionem pertinet : nam ipsius rei persecutionem extrinsecus habet dominus, quam aut vindicando aut condicendo potest auferre. sed vindicatio quidem adversus possessorem est, sive fur ipse possidet sive alius quilibet : condictio autem adversus ipsum furem heredemve eius, licet non possideat, competit.
Page 413 - Si de alia re stipulator senserit, de 23 alia promissor, perinde nulla contrahitur obligatio, ac si ad interrogatum responsum non esset, veluti si hominem Stichum a te stipulatus quis fuerit, tu de Pamphilo senseris, quem rarius note on i.
Page 59 - Cuius merito quis nos sacerdotes appellet: iustitiam namque colimus et boni et aequi notitiam profitemur, aequum ab iniquo separantes, licitum ab illicito discernentes, bonos non solum metu poenarum, verum etiam praemiorum quoque exhortatione efficere cupientes, veram nisi fallor philosophiam, non simulatam affectantes.
Page 262 - ... proinde fit heres is cui in iure cesserit, ac si ipse per legem ad hereditatem uocatus esset.
Page 207 - ... venditae vero et traditae non aliter emptori adquiruntur, quam si is venditori pretium solvent vel alio modo ei satisfecerit, veluti expromissore aut pignore dato. quod cavetur quidem etiam lege duodecim tabularum : tamen recte dicitur et iure gentium, id est iure naturali, id effici. sed si is qui vendidit fidem emptoris secutus fuerit, dicendum est statim rem emptoris fieri.
Page 389 - Nam et si quis non ad eum modum quem hominum natura desiderat diligens est, nisi tamen ad suum modum curam in deposito praestat, fraude non caret: nee enim salva fide minorem is quam suis rebus diligentiam praestabit.
Page 412 - quod fere novissima parte pactorum ita inseri, rogavit Titius, spopondit Maevius, haec verba non tantum pactionis loco accipiuntur, sed etiam stipulationis : ideoque ex stipulatu nascitur actio, nisi contrarium specialiter adprobetur, quod non animo stipulantium hoc factum est, sed tantum paciscentium
Page 393 - Verbis obligatio contrahitur ex interrogatione et responsu, cum quid dari fierive nobis stipulamur. Ex qua duae proficiscuntur actiones, tam condictio, si certa sit stipulatio, quam ex stipulatu, si incerta, Quae hoc nomine inde utitur quia stipulum apud veteres firmum appellabatur, forte a stipite descendens.
Page 436 - Et quidem si nihil de partibus lucri et damni nominatim convenerit, aequales scilicet partes et in lucro et in damno spectantur. quod si expressae fuerint partes, hae servari debent...
Page 65 - Sabini, luliani atque Marcelli omniumque, quos illi celebrarunt, si tamen eorum libri propter antiquitatis incertum codicum collatione firmentur. Ubi autem diversae sententiae proferuntur...