Damnum Iniuria Datum and the Law of Torts: from Cases to Rules
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School of Law); LL.B. ’94 (University of Parma). 1. The Digest (Digesta or Pandectae) is an anthology of writings of ancient jurists (mostly dating back to the second and third centuries B.C.) that was completed in the year 533 BC by a committee of lawyers appointed by the emperor Justinian. 2. Damnum iniuria datum ensues from a plebiscite (lex Aquilia, named after the tribune Aquilius who presented the text to the concilia plebis) of uncertain age (most commonly dated in the third century
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