The sovereign is not bound by the laws. (Princeps legibus s… - Ulpian

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The sovereign is not bound by the laws.
(Princeps legibus solutus est.)

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Ulpian (/ˈʌlpiən/; Latin: Gnaeus Domitius Annius Ulpianus; c. 170–223) was a Roman Jurist of Tyrian ancestry.

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Native Name: Ulpianus

Alternative Names: Domitius Ulpianus

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Justice is the constant and perpetual will to render to every man his due. (Iustitia est constans et perpetua voluntas ius suum cuique tribuendi.)

To live honorably, to harm no one, to give to each his own. (Honeste vivere, alterum non laedere, suum cuique tribuere.)

What pleases the prince has the force of law.
(Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem.)

The sovereign is not bound by the laws. (Princeps legibus solutus est.) - Ulpian

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