Jus Gentium

Jus Gentium

Originally, the body of law governing the status of foreigners in ancient Rome

and their relations with Roman citizens ( cj: jus civile, which applied to Roman citizens

only); from the time of Grotius onwards, the customary law of nations. See Brierly, The

Law of Nations (6th ed.), 17-18.

Resources

Further Reading

• The entry “jus gentium” in the Parry and Grant Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law (currently, the Encyclopaedic Dictionary of International Law, 2009), Oxford University Press