Jedem das Seine Jedem das Seine "" () is the literal German translation of Latin "suum cuique", a fundamental juridical concept meaning "to each his own" or "to each what he deserves". During World War II the phrase was cynically used by the Nazis as a motto displayed over the entrance of Buchenwald concentration camp. This has resulted in use of the phrase being considered controversial in modern Germany. "Jedem das Seine" has been an idiomatic German expression for several centuries. For example, it is found in the works of Martin Luther and contemporaries. It appears in the title of a cantata by
Suum cuique of the Order of the Black Eagle (German: "Hoher Orden vom Schwarzen Adler"; founded in 1701), the highest order of chivalry of the Kingdom of Prussia. The motto continues in use in Germany - in the insignia of the military police (the Feldjäger) and in association with the Berlin-based Masonic Lodge, "Black Eagle Lodge" (German: "Johannisloge Zum schwarzen Adler"). The Faculty of Advocates in Scotland uses the motto "Suum cuique". The phrase also serves as the motto of the Faculties of Law at Lund University and Uppsala University in Sweden, as well as the Faculty of Law of Federal University