Principles of international law that are fundamental and cannot be ignored by any country, for example, intentional murder. … [Read more...] about JUS COGENS
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JUS FECIALE
In Roman law. The law of arms, or of heralds. A rudimentary species of international law founded on the rites and religious ceremonies of the different peoples. … [Read more...] about JUS FECIALE
JUS INCOGNITUM
An unknown law. This term is applied by the civilians to obsolete laws, which, as Bacon truly observes, are unjust, for the law to be just must give warning before it strikes. Bac. Aphor. 8, s. 1: Bowy. Mod. Civ. Law, 33. But until it has become obsolete no custom can prevail against it. Vide Obsolete. … [Read more...] about JUS INCOGNITUM
JUS COMMUNE
In the civil law. Common right; the common and natural rule of right, as opposed to jus singulare, (q. v.) Mackeld. Rom. Law, 196. In English law. The common law, answering to the Saxon "folcright." 1 BL Comm. 67. Jus constitui oportet in his quae nt plurimum accident non quae ex inopinato. Laws ought to be made with a view to those cases which happen most frequently, and not … [Read more...] about JUS COMMUNE
JUS FIDUCIARIUM
In the civil law. A right,.in trust; as distinguished from jus legitimum, a legal right 2 Bl. Comm. 328. … [Read more...] about JUS FIDUCIARIUM