Question

PLS HELP!!! In section VIII, the Code of Justinian makes a connection between being subject to a master and being subject to a parent. Compare and contrast slaveowners to parents or guardians from a legal standpoint.

Answer 1

Compare: Legally, both have some type of authority. Both are responsible for the person. Both have a choice.

Contrast: Legally, slave owners may hit their slaves, parents may not. Slave owners may neglect their slaves of day-to-day needs, parents may not. Slave owners may keep their slaves for their entire life, parents may not.