jus gentium
Americannoun
noun
Etymology
Origin of jus gentium
1540–50; < Latin: law of the nations
Example Sentences
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The distinction between natural and conventional law which has been already mentioned, finds place within both: the positive law of persons is called jus civile, and the positive law of nations, jus gentium voluntarium.
From History of Modern Philosophy From Nicolas of Cusa to the Present Time by Falckenberg, Richard
The jus gentium, or its modern equivalent, is, alas! still in its rudiments.
From A Handbook of Ethical Theory by Fullerton, George Stuart
That part of it which was applied throughout the Empire, the jus gentium, was regarded as "written reason."
From Philo-Judaeus of Alexandria by Bentwich, Norman
However there is such a thing as jus gentium, &c.
From The Prose Works of Jonathan Swift, D.D. — Volume 03 Swift's Writings on Religion and the Church — Volume 1 by Swift, Jonathan
But they sometimes neglect this subtle distinction—"Jure naturali quod appellatur jus gentium."
From A Discourse on the Study of the Law of Nature and Nations by Mackintosh, James, Sir
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