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What is meant by the legal maxim 'Jus naturale' ?

Jus naturale is natural law: law derived from nature and reason and binding on all people, as distinct from the law made by a particular State (jus civile). Natural justice…

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Jus naturale is natural law: law derived from nature and reason and binding on all people, as distinct from the law made by a particular State (jus civile).

Natural justice is a separate idea, expressed in rules such as audi alteram partem.

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