Christian Thomasius 1655-1728 by Johann Christian Heinrich Sporleder

Christian Thomasius, Dissertatio juris publici de statuta imperi potestate legislatoria contra jus commune (Halle-Magdeburg: 1749) 51. In omnibus enim imperii Germanici provinciis et territoriis generaliter traditum est a jureconsultis Germaniciis, statuta non posse aliam interpretationem recipere quam a jure communi Romanorum. Statuta cum juri Romano derogant, esse strictissime interpretanda et non extendi posse ad casus in iisdem non expressos, iisdem evitandam esse omnem juris communis correctionem, eademque per jus commune solum interpretanda et intelligenda esse. In all of the imperial German provinces and territories, as is generally noted by German jurists, statutes cannot received any other interpretation that by the common law (ius commune) of the Romans. Statutes that modify or restrict Roman law must be interpreted in the strictist possible way and cannot be extended to cases that are not explicitly expressed in the law. In the same cases all corrections to the ius commune must be avoided. Those matters must be interpreted and understood only through the ius commune.