jus gentium

American  

[juhs jen-shee-uhm] / ˈdʒʌs ˈdʒɛn ʃi əm /

noun

Roman Law.

1. jus civile

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jus gentium British  

/ ˈdʒɛntɪəm /

noun

1. Roman law those rules of law common to all nations

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Etymology

Origin of jus gentium

1540–50; < Latin: law of the nations

Example Sentences

Jus Gentium.—Acts accessorial to Occupation, such as Discovery, Settlement, &c., create only an imperfect Title.

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As to England, she was to be expelled from her continental dominions whenever America would be strong enough to enforce the "American jus gentium", and the sea was to be neutralized.

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But this law of nature was really repealed by the jus gentium, under which both horse and prisoner alike became private property.

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But the actual enactment of the corpus juris civilis fortifies slavery as it had been established all over the world by the jus gentium with these plain words: “The master has power of life and death over his slave; and whatever property the slave acquires, he acquires for the master.”

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To the jus gentium belong those laws which are derived from the Natural Law as conclusions from premises, e.g., the right to private property without which men cannot live peacefully in society.

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