Jus Scriptum

In Roman Law. Written law. Inst. 1. 2, 3. All law that was actually committed to writing, whether it had originated by enactment or by custom, in contradistinction to such parts of the law of custom as were not committed to writing. Mackeld. Civ. Law, p. 125, § 113. In English Law. Written law, or statute law, otherwise called lex scripta, as distinguished from the common law, lex non scripta. 1 Bl. Comm. 62. Jus scriptum is used in Fleta to denote the civil law, as distinguished from the- common law of England. Liber 6, c. 1, § 1.

Written law. After stating that the Roman law was written and unwritten just as it was among the Greeks, Justinian adds: “The written part consists of laws, plebiscita, senatus-consu Ua, enactments of emperors, edicts of magistrates, and answers of jurisprudents.” Sand. Inst. Just. 1, 2, 3. See Jus Ex Non Sckipta.

In Roman law. Written law. Inst. 1, 2, 3. An law that was actually committed to writing, whether it had originated by enactment or by custom, in contradistinction to such parte of the law of custom as were not committed to writing. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 126.

In English law. Written law, or statute law, otherwise called "lex scripta," as distinguished from the common law, "lex non scripta." 1 Bl. Comm. 62.

In Roman law, Written law. Inst. 1, 2, 3. All law that was actually commitied to writing, whether it had originated by enactment or by custom, in contradistinction to such parts of the law of custom as were not committed to writing. Mackeld. Rom. Law, § 126.

In English law. Written law, or statute law, otherwise called “lew seripia,” as distinguished from the common law, “lex non scripta.” 1 Bl. Comm. 62.