POLS 320 Chapter Notes - Chapter 6: Aequi, Feudalism
28 Oct 2020
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Legislation, statute: law in the sense of command or order: do as i say or suffer the sanction - artificial/man made. Lat. verb, ligare: to bind", to tie": bound" by the law. Any rule or objective standard thought to be fair, good, just, and right. Hence: ars boni et aequi (=the science of what is good and what is fair) Note the etymological connection between ius (law) and lustilia (justice) Cicero makes a sharp distinction between lex and ius - even though both notions can be translated by the english word. Cicero claims: not all law is law. Local customs and laws may vary, but ius never changes. All humans share certain basic features in common by nature. Ius is a part of nature because humans all share certain natural features in common - most important is the capacity to use reason. Cicero"s argument for the existence of a law of nature" [ius naturale]
