Ex_injuria_jus_non_oritur

<i>Ex injuria jus non oritur</i>

Ex injuria jus non oritur

Principle of international law which states that unjust acts cannot be used to create law

Ex injuria jus non oritur (Latin for "law (or right) does not arise from injustice") is a principle of international law.[1] The phrase implies that "illegal acts do not create law".[2] Its rival principle is ex factis jus oritur, in which the existence of facts creates law.[3]

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  1. [1]
    "Glossary of International Law Terms". University of Washington School of Law. Retrieved 2009-05-06.[permanent dead link]
  2. [2]
    Brigitte Stern (1998). Dissolution, continuation, and succession in Eastern Europe. Martinus Nijhoff Publishers. ISBN 978-90-411-1083-1.
  3. [3]
    Tim Hillier (1998). Sourcebook on public international law. Routledge. ISBN 978-1-85941-050-9.
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