jus
- noun
- /dʒʌs/
- Formal
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derecho
- Lord Hale saw a connection between jus publicum and jus regium: the sovereign had a duty to protect and preserve the jus publicum because the Crown protected public rights under his jus regium, the duties that a sovereign owed to its people.
- jus regium
- jus publicum
- jus cogens
Examples
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The lawyer referred to the jus ad bellum to justify the military intervention.
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The jus regium applies to all lands within the border of the sovereignty.
Academic text (2001) -
Yet, the jus regium is not limited to lands with water interests.
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The Supreme Court also discussed the distinction in using either the jus regium or the public trust to decide a case.
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Moreover, since New Jersey was now sovereign, it held the jus regium in the land underlying the waters.
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The sovereign defends any public rights existing in privately held land under his jus regium.
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When municipalities place restrictions on land, they are acting as sovereigns in the public interest, exercising their jus regium.
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The proper and improper understandings of this jus in the form of "rights" theory have constituted much of the political theory of modernity.
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With a focus on coastal resources and the commerce it created, Lord Hale defined the jus regium as encompassing the police powers of the sovereign, the ability of the Crown as sovereign to manage the kingdom's resources for public safety and welfare.
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The debate centered around the jus in bello and how it applies to modern warfare.
Synonyms
Compounds
- Formal
1
9.9
A country gives citizenship because a child's parents are citizens, not because of where the child is born
Surface Forms
Etymology
Jus comes from the Latin word jus meaning 'law' or 'right', and it is the same root you see in justice and judge. So when you meet jus in legal phrases, it points to a law or a legal right.