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Page 77
... jus civile ( in its narrower sense : not all law that belonged to Roman citizens , but law that belonged only to Roman citizens ) : the latter they called jus gentium ( law of nations , but very different from our international law , to ...
... jus civile ( in its narrower sense : not all law that belonged to Roman citizens , but law that belonged only to Roman citizens ) : the latter they called jus gentium ( law of nations , but very different from our international law , to ...
Page 78
... jus civile and extension of the jus gentium . It was effected to a great extent by the agency of the prætor , and through the actions or legal remedies set forth in his annual edict . Here , with- out formally opposing the old law , he ...
... jus civile and extension of the jus gentium . It was effected to a great extent by the agency of the prætor , and through the actions or legal remedies set forth in his annual edict . Here , with- out formally opposing the old law , he ...
Page 90
... jus civile ( the special law of Roman citizens ) : the latter , jus gentium ( the general law , recognized and used by other nations as well as themselves ) . By " law of nations " we generally ... jus gentium . But manci- 90 THE ROMAN LAW .
... jus civile ( the special law of Roman citizens ) : the latter , jus gentium ( the general law , recognized and used by other nations as well as themselves ) . By " law of nations " we generally ... jus gentium . But manci- 90 THE ROMAN LAW .
Page 91
... jus gentium . But the mak- ing of a will with five witnesses , libripens , familiae emptor , etc. , belongs to the jus civile . It is easy to see how this idea of a jus gentium should have been more and more impressed upon the Romans ...
... jus gentium . But the mak- ing of a will with five witnesses , libripens , familiae emptor , etc. , belongs to the jus civile . It is easy to see how this idea of a jus gentium should have been more and more impressed upon the Romans ...
Page 92
... jus gentium . If the question arose whether any principle or rule belonged to the jus gentium , they did not think it necessary to examine the laws of all nations known to them , to see if they could actually find it everywhere . They ...
... jus gentium . If the question arose whether any principle or rule belonged to the jus gentium , they did not think it necessary to examine the laws of all nations known to them , to see if they could actually find it everywhere . They ...
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