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Updated: June 24, 2025

The difference between them was entirely historical, and no distinction in essence could ever be established between them. It is almost unnecessary to add that the confusion between Jus Gentium, or Law common to all Nations, and international law is entirely modern. The classical expression for international law is Jus Feciale or the law of negotiation and diplomacy.

Sir Henry Sumner Maine - Ancient Law: Its Connection to the History of Early Society