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Quotation from The Institutes of Justinian by Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners)
“the following things are by natural law common to all--the air, running water, the sea, and consequently the seashore”
The Institutes of Justinian, Book II, Title 1.1, trans. J. B. Moyle
The opening of the law of things, naming what no one may own and so laying an ancient foundation for later doctrines of public access.
Citation: "the following things are by natural law common to all--the air, running water, the sea, and consequently the seashore" — Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners), The Institutes of Justinian, Book II, Title 1.1, trans. J. B. Moyle. (id justinian-institutes-q7)
Portrait: Justinian mosaik ravenna, Mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna (photo: Bender235), Public domain.
