lex injusta est non lex
- Term
- lex injusta est non lex
- Meaning
- An unjust law is not a law
- Context
A central tenet of natural law theory, famously associated with St. Thomas Aquinas, arguing that laws must be morally grounded to be considered valid.
A central tenet of natural law theory, famously associated with St. Thomas Aquinas, arguing that laws must be morally grounded to be considered valid.