Lex iniusta non est lex
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Lex iniusta non est lex (Latin: An unjust law is no law at all), is a standard legal maxim. It originates with St. Augustine,[1] and was used by St. Thomas Aquinas.[2]
This view is strongly associated with natural law theorists, including John Finnis and Lon Fuller.[3]
References [edit]
- ^ The Encyclopedia of language and linguistics, Volume 4
- ^ Norman Kretzmann, Lex Iniusta Non Est Lex: Laws on Trial in Aquinas' Court of Conscience, 33 Am. J. Juris. 99 (1988).
- ^ Brian Bix, "Jurisprudence: Theory and Context", (Sweet&Maxwell 2009) 70
Sources [edit]
- Law and Morality, Edited by Kenneth Einar Himma, Seattle Pacific University, USA and Brian Bix, University of Minnesota, USA.
- Philosophical theory and the Universal Declaration of Human Rights, William Sweet (ed.).
