jus publicum
Defined in 5 dictionaries — Case Law, Cyclopedic (1922), Ballentine's (1916), Bouvier (1914), Black's (1910)
Definitions from Case Law
From 271 U.S. 364 - Appleby v. City of New York · 1926Most cited · 243 citing opinions
the power to preserve and regulate navigation
The Cyclopedic Law Dictionary
Walter A. Shumaker and George Foster Longsdorf; ed. James C. Cahill · 1922
The right to have the water kept free from obstructions for the purpose of navigation. 202 111. 433. In the Roman Law. Public law; that which regards the condition of the Roman state (quod ad statum rei Romanae speetat). Inst. 1. 1. 4; Dig. 1. 1. 1. 2. This definition is borrowed by Bracton, who accommodates it to the English jurisprudence. Est jus publicum quod ad statum reipublicae pertir net. Bracton, fol. 3b. JUS PUBLICUM ET PRIVATUM QUOD ex naturalibus praeceptis aut gentium aut civilibus est collectum; et quod in jure scripto jus appellatur, id in lege Angliae rectum esse dicitur. Public and private law is that which is collected from natural principles, either of nations or in states; and that which in the civil law is called jus, in the law of England is said to be "right."- Ca Litt. 185. JUS PUBLICUM PRIVATORUM PACTI8 mutari non potest. A public right cannot be changed by agreement of private parties. JUS QUAESITUM (Lat.) A right to ask or recover; for example, in an obligation there is a binding of the obligor, and a jws quaesitum in the obligee. 1 Bell, Comm. (5th Ed.) 323.
Ballentine's Law Dictionary
James A. Ballentine · 1916
Bouvier's Law Dictionary and Concise Encyclopedia
John Bouvier; revised by Francis Rawle · 1914
See Jus Pbivatum. JUS QU>ESITUM (Lat.). A right to ask or recover: for example, in an obligation there is a binding of the obligor, and a jus queesitum in the obligee. 1 Bell, Com. 323.
Black's Law Dictionary
Henry Campbell Black, M.A. · 1910