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jus gentium

[ juhs jen-shee-uhm ]

noun

Roman Law.
  1. jus civile


jus gentium

/ ˈ»åÏôÉ›²Ô³Ùɪə³¾ /

noun

  1. Roman law those rules of law common to all nations
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Origin of jus gentium1

1540–50; < Latin: law of the nations
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˜yÐÄvlog History and Origins

Origin of jus gentium1

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But this law of nature was really repealed by the jus gentium, under which both horse and prisoner alike became private property.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

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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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