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Latin meaning law of nature. … [Read more...] about JUS NATURAL

In the civil law. The discretion of the praetor, as distinct from the leges, or standing laws. 3 Bl. Comm. 49. That kind of law which the praetors introduced for the purpose of aiding supplying, or correcting the civil law for the public benefit Dig. 1, 1, 7. Called, also, "jus honorarium," (q. v.) … [Read more...] about JUS PRAETORIUM

The natural law, or law of nature; law, or legal principles, supposed to be discoverable by the light of nature or abstract reasoning, or to be taught by nature to all nations and men alike; or law supposed to govern men and peoples in a state of nature, 4. c, in advance of organized governments or enacted laws. This conceit originated with the philosophical jurists of Rome, … [Read more...] about JUS NATURALE

In the civil law. A right to a thing held for another, for which there was no remedy by legal action,, but only by entreaty or request. 2 Bl. Comm. 32a … [Read more...] about JUS PRECARIUM

A double right; the right of possession united with the right of property; otherwise called "droit-droit." 2 Bl. Comm. 199. Jus est ars boni et sequi. Law is the science of what is good and just. Dig. 1, 1, 1, 1; Bract fol. 2ft. Jus est norma recti; et quioquid est contra normam recti est injuria. Law is a rule of right; and whatever is contrary to the rule of right is an … [Read more...] about JUS DUPLICATUM