jus gentium
Origin of jus gentium
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How to use jus gentium in a sentence
The idea as to what jus gentium was, of course varied with times.
International Law | George Grafton Wilson and George Fox TuckerThat part of it which was applied throughout the Empire, the jus gentium, was regarded as "written reason."
Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria | Norman BentwichSlavery exists in any country only by municipal law,—in no country by the jus gentium.
Charles Sumner; His Complete Works, Volume VIII (of 20) | Charles Sumnerjus gentium est quod naturalis ratio inter omnes homines constituit.
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History | Pasquale VillariThe jus gentium seems to have become identical with the more rigorous jus civile.
The Two First Centuries of Florentine History | Pasquale Villari
British Dictionary definitions for jus gentium
/ (ˈdʒɛntɪəm) /
Roman law those rules of law common to all nations
Origin of jus gentium
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