jus naturale

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jus naturale

(ˌnætjʊˈreɪlɪ)

1. (Law) (originally) a system of law based on fundamental ideas of right and wrong; natural law

2. (Law) (in later usage) another term for jus gentium

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The above is an example of a reasoning based on jus naturale. I would not entirely agree with the author that it provides "the theological justification of the usury ban" (155).

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Ulpiano, por sua vez, acrescenta um terceiro termo a essa divisao das fontes: jus naturale. Sua exposicao principia por este nome, o qual compreende as funcoes vitais mais elementares--a uniao dos sexos, a procriacao, a educacao da prole--que a natureza reserva a todos os seres vivos, humanos ou animais.

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Jus Naturale (natural law) was essentially a philosophical concept that originated in Greece.