st. augustine said an unjust law is no law at all.
st. augustine said an unjust law is no law at all.
who said an unjust law is no law at all?
st. augustine
lex iniusta non est lex









































lex iniusta non est lex (english: an unjust law is no law at all), is a standard legal maxim.









































originating with st. augustine, the motto was used by st. thomas aquinas and quoted by martin luther king jr. during the civil rights movement to describe racial segregation and discrimination against african americans.









































this view is strongly associated with natural law theorists, including john finnis and lon fuller.









































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bullet::::- "law and morality", edited by kenneth einar himma, seattle pacific university, u.s. and brian bix, university of minnesota, u.s.
lex iniusta non est lex
this difference affects the actions taken by political heads in countries across the globe. gandhi wrote, "an unjust law is itself a species of violence." the aggression of one country on another may be rooted in the government's creation of an unjust law. for example, a war of irredentism fought for one state to reclaim territory that was lost due to a law promoting ethnic cleansing.
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