Law of Citations of 426 AD
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The Law of Citations of 426 AD was a late Roman imperial decree that standardized legal authority by giving binding weight to the writings of five classical jurists, including Papinian, to guide judicial decisions.
Statements (48)
| Predicate | Object |
|---|---|
| instanceOf |
Roman imperial constitution
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late Roman legal decree ⓘ source of Roman law ⓘ |
| appliesIn |
Eastern Roman Empire
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Western Roman Empire NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| appliesTo |
Roman advocates
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Roman judges ⓘ |
| definesAuthorityOf |
Gaius
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Modestinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Papinian NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulpian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| establishesRule |
Papinian’s opinion prevails when there is no majority among the five jurists
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if Papinian is silent and there is no majority, the judge may decide freely ⓘ majority opinion of the five jurists prevails in case of conflict ⓘ only works bearing the names of the five jurists may be cited as authoritative ⓘ only writings of five named jurists have binding authority in court ⓘ writings of other jurists may be used only if quoted by the five jurists ⓘ |
| givesBindingForceTo |
juristic writings of Gaius
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juristic writings of Modestinus ⓘ juristic writings of Papinian ⓘ juristic writings of Paulus ⓘ juristic writings of Ulpian ⓘ |
| hasAlternativeName |
Citation Law of 426
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Lex citationum NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| historicalContext |
late Roman Empire
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period of codification and consolidation of Roman law ⓘ |
| influenced | later Byzantine legal practice ⓘ |
| language | Latin ⓘ |
| legalEffect |
aimed to reduce uncertainty in judicial decision-making
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provided hierarchy among classical jurists ⓘ restricted the range of authoritative classical juristic literature ⓘ |
| legalSystem | Roman law ⓘ |
| listsJurists |
Gaius
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Modestinus NERFINISHED ⓘ Papinian NERFINISHED ⓘ Paulus NERFINISHED ⓘ Ulpian NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| primaryPurpose |
regulation of use of juristic writings in courts
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standardization of legal authority ⓘ |
| promulgatedBy |
Theodosius II
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Valentinian III NERFINISHED ⓘ |
| promulgatedInYear | 426 ⓘ |
| relatedTo |
Theodosian Code
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classical Roman jurisprudence ⓘ |
| subjectMatter |
authority of juristic opinions
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judicial use of legal literature ⓘ |
| timePeriod | 5th century AD ⓘ |
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