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- 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 "The lex Irnitina, a new copy of Flavian Municipal Law", Julian Gonzales
- ↑ Das römische Zivilprozessrecht, Kaser, Beck, 1996
- ↑ "The lex Irnitana and procedure in the civil courts", A. Rodger
- 1 2 3 "Agree to Disagree: Local Jurisdiction in the lex Irnitana", Ernest Metzger
- ↑ D'Ors 1983, p. 7.
- ↑ González 2012, p. 156
- ↑ D'Ors 1983, p. 11.