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Law/Patents - Law (general) / Historical, Napoleon | | Latin term or phrase: Forum et Jus | How can I translate Forum et Jus.
The context is a historical piece on Pierre-Antoine Berryer.
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Le monument perpétue la mémoire de cet homme qui a toujours su concilier l’engagement politique et les devoirs de la défense, comme le rappelle sa devise : « Forum et Jus ». |
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| | The Law and its jurisdiction | Explanation:
As per the Oxford Companion to Law, Forum is defined as:
[Roman law] several open places in ancient Rome, of which the most important, the Forum Romanum, was the location of, inter alia, the law courts. Hence the term is used of the court or area of jurisdiction appropriate for particular purposes.
As per Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, the term Jus is defined as:
[Roman law] - In its widest sense includes a moral as well as legal obligations. It means Law (as opposed to lex which is a statute). |
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Explanation:
As per the Oxford Companion to Law, Forum is defined as:
[Roman law] several open places in ancient Rome, of which the most important, the Forum Romanum, was the location of, inter alia, the law courts. Hence the term is used of the court or area of jurisdiction appropriate for particular purposes.
As per Osborn's Concise Law Dictionary, the term Jus is defined as:
[Roman law] - In its widest sense includes a moral as well as legal obligations. It means Law (as opposed to lex which is a statute).
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