ultionum

Updated: February 27, 2026

The Indian Mutiny had moved him deeply, and, in an article called 'Deus Ultionum' he applies one of his doctrines to this case. Revenge, he urges, is an essential part of the true theory of punishment a position which he defends by the authority of Bishop Butler.

Leslie Stephen - The Life of Sir James Fitzjames Stephen, Bart., K.C.S.I.: A Judge of the High Court of Justice