jus civile

(sɪˈviːlɪ)

1. (Law) the civil law of the Roman state

2. (Law) the body of law derived from the principles of this law. Compare jus gentium, jus naturale

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jus civile - the legal code of ancient Rome; codified under Justinian; the basis for many modern systems of civil law

Justinian code, Roman law, civil law

addiction - (Roman law) a formal award by a magistrate of a thing or person to another person (as the award of a debtor to his creditor); a surrender to a master; "under Roman law addiction was the justification for slavery"

legal code - a code of laws adopted by a state or nation; "a code of laws"

novate - replace with something new, especially an old obligation by a new one

stipulate - make an oral contract or agreement in the verbal form of question and answer that is necessary to give it legal force

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opportunities of observing, to be used in cases where the jus civile did

Kiobel v. Royal Dutch Petroleum Co.: corporate liability under the Alien Torts Statute

Entretanto, apenas esconde o problema da autonomia do jus gentium positivo face ao jus naturale e ao jus civile e ainda cria outro: o de uma subdivisao desnecessaria.

A genealogia da nocao de direito internacional

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