Lex iniusta non est lex

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Lex iniusta non est lex (Latin: An unjust law is no law at all), is a standard legal maxim. It originates with St. Augustine,^[1]and was used by St. Thomas Aquinas.^[2]

This view is strongly associated with natural law theorists, including John Finnis and Lon Fuller.^[3]