DN. sacratissimi principis Justiniani PP. A. Juris enucleati ex omni vetere jure collecti Digestorum seu Pandectarum libri quinquaginta

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First Part
Containing the preliminaries of judicial proceedings.

BOOK I.

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Proem is the Constitution addressed to the professors of law regarding the method of teaching.
On Justice and Law 1.12.
On the origin of Civil Law, of all Magistrates, and the succession of Jurists. 2.1.2.
On Laws, on Decrees of the Senate, and long-standing custom 3.1.4. In written and unwritten law. What a law and a decree of the Senate are, the effects of laws, and contrary laws.
On the Constitutions of Emperors 4.1.4.
On the status of persons 5.1.27. That is, regarding law, quality, and condition. Here, it treats of the free, slaves, bondmen, the freeborn, and the freed.
On those who are under their own or another's authority 6.1.11. Here it treats of heads of families and sons of families.
On Adoptions, Emancipations, and other modes by which the law of paternal power is dissolved 7.1.46. Those who are not under their own authority are adopted; those who are under their own authority are arrogated. Emancipation is like manumission, which occurs by the natural and civil death of the father, and likewise by the attainment of high dignity.
On the division and quality of things 8.1.11. Things are either private, public, belonging to individuals, belonging to a corporation, corporeal, incorporeal, divine law, human law, sacred, holy, or religious.
On Judicial Proceedings, in which the Judge, the Plaintiff, and the Defendant must be considered. On the duty of those who preside over proceedings, specifically, those who preside either:

In the City.
Ordinary.
On Senators 9.1.12.
On the duty of Consuls 10.1.1.
On the duty of the Praetorian Prefect 11.1.1.
On the duty of the Urban Prefect 12.1.2.
On the duty of the Quaestor 13.1.1.
On the duty of the Praetor 14.1.4.
Extraordinary.
On the duty of the Prefect of the Watch 15.1.4.
Outside the City.
On the duty of the Proconsul and legate 16.1.16. Seven legates were assigned to a province.
On the duty of the Augustal Prefect 17.1.1. In Egypt.
On the duty of the President 18.1.21.
On the duty of Caesar’s Procurator or the auditor 19.1.3.
On the duty of the judicial official of Alexandria 20.1.2.
On the duty of the one to whom jurisdiction is delegated 21.1.5.
Both in the city and outside.
On the duty of Assessors 22.1.6. They were not Magistrates, but advisors.

BOOK II.
On Jurisdiction, that is, the duty of all judges in general or commonly 1.1.20. Here, it treats of mere, mixed, and simple jurisdiction.
That each person may use the same law against another that he has established for himself or obtained 2.1.4.
If anyone does not obey the one administering the law 3.1.t.
On summoning into court (that is, to the Praetor himself) (by an adversary, sometimes then with an attendant, and forcibly dragging if he does not wish to follow) and it differs from the Title on Publishing [the action] 7.4.1.25.
If anyone summoned into court does not go (as if the case is a matter of status, famous, and therefore one must go to another judge, or the place is dishonorable, or it is a holiday) or when he has summoned someone whom he ought not have by edict 5.1.3.
That those summoned into court must either go or provide security or a guarantee 6.1.4. That is, to appear in court.
That no one forcibly removes someone who has been summoned into court (or will be summoned) 7.1.6. To remove in any way, to seize by force: here, the interest of the Plaintiff is consulted, and here the case is about how much was sworn in the lawsuit. It has place before summons and oaths are accepted. Those who are compelled to satisfy, or promise under oath (because of dignity, or because they cannot find suitable sureties) or are committed to their own promise 8.1.16.

If one proceeds from a noxal cause, how security is to be given 9.1.6. That is, for slaves.
On him by whose act it was brought about (with force or without force) that someone does not appear in court 10.1.3. Here, the defendant and the summoner are consulted, and the action is for damages. It has place after summons and oaths are accepted.
If anyone has not complied with the securities given for appearing in court 11.1.15. Because of a fortuitous event or a long absence.
On Holidays, delays, and the different times for them, and for what causes holidays are not interrupted 12.1.10.
On Publishing [the action] 13.1.13. On the publishing of the action, the instrument, and the accounts.
On Pacts 14.1.63. Pacts are for matters not currently in litigation but are certain.
On Settlements 15.1.17. Regarding a matter currently in litigation, which is uncertain.

BOOK III.
On Requesting [to appear/represent] 1.1.11. People are prohibited from requesting by edict or by law. By edict, minors under 17 years for themselves and others; the deaf, because they cannot hear the Magistrate. For others, women, the blind, the infamous: for certain persons, such as for a parent, brother, sister, wife, father-in-law, patron, or patroness, and their children. Or by law, judges, arbitrators, and others suspended from office by the sentence of a judge.
On those who are noted with infamy 2.1.25. That is, those who are forbidden to request.
On Procurators (that is, the Plaintiff's representatives for court, not for business, about which [see] below on Mandate) and defenders of defendants 3.1.8.
That which is done in the name of any corporation or against it 4.1.9. That is, concerning the representatives of guilds or communities.
On business managed (for an absent person without a mandate, and done in good faith) 5.1.52.
On Calumniators 6.1.9. That is, on unjust and malicious plaintiffs, either because they have no action, or because they desist, or are accused of having received money, or of having colluded so that they might seize someone into court through calumny for the sake of harassing them or extorting something from them.

BOOK IV.
On Restitutions in Integrum 1.1.9. They are appropriate either:

By Right of Action.
On that which is said to have been done because of fear 2.1.23.
On deceit 3.1.41. Not on the action of deceit, in which fraud is vindicated by an action on the facts, not by restitution in integrum; so that this Title differs from the Title on the exception of deceit and fear.

By Office of the Judge.
On those under 25 years 4.1.52. Because of age, this restitution is given.
On Capitis Diminutio (that is, because of a change of status) 5.1.11. Status or condition consists of liberty, citizenship, and family. A person suffers capitis diminutio who does not remain in this status: this restitution is given to those who, because of the smallest change of status of the debtor, have lost their actions, by rescinding the change of status.
For what causes those over 25 years are restored 6.1.46. Because of military service, absence for the sake of the Republic, or justified fear.

By Edict.
On alienation done for the sake of changing the judge (as to oneself) or undertaking [the case] (as to the buyer) 7.1.13. By which alienation the adversary can be opposed by us, or a more powerful person, or [someone from] another province.