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Quotation from The Institutes of Justinian by Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners)
“But the laws of nature, which are observed by all nations alike, are established, as it were, by divine providence, and remain ever fixed and immutable”
The Institutes of Justinian, Book I, Title 2.11, trans. J. B. Moyle
The contrast between permanent natural law and the changeable statutes of each state that closes the title on sources of law.
Citation: "But the laws of nature, which are observed by all nations alike, are established, as it were, by divine providence, and remain ever fixed and immutable" — Justinian I (Tribonian and commissioners), The Institutes of Justinian, Book I, Title 2.11, trans. J. B. Moyle. (id justinian-institutes-q6)
Portrait: Justinian mosaik ravenna, Mosaic in the Basilica of San Vitale, Ravenna (photo: Bender235), Public domain.
