A great Catholic jurist, Wolfgang Waldstein, has passed away, at a fine old age. His book “Written in the Heart: Natural Law as the Foundation of Human Society” is the sort of work very few can write today — steeped in learning, tradition and wisdom. Requiescat in pace. 🙏

Memorial notice from Pater Edmund: sancrucensis.wordpress.com/2023/10/17/wol…

A terrific excerpt:

New today at Ius & Iustitium: Dante’s Lawyers from Heaven: Justinian iusetiustitium.com/dantes-lawyers…

Dr. Brown’s piece can profitably be read in conjunction with this excellent piece from Ius & Iustitium by Maria Messina: iusetiustitium.com/antitrust-and-…

Requiem aeternam dona ei, Domine, et lux perpetua luceat ei. We extend our deepest condolences to the Vermeule family.

Cuius animae propitietur Deus. Amen. Our prayers are with the Vermeule family in this time of tragedy. May God bless them.

Section Three of the Fourteenth Amendment and the Imprudence of Originalism iusetiustitium.com/section-three-…

There was a great piece Ius & Iustitium on this theme, by the late lamented Rafael de Arizaga: iusetiustitium.com/john-roberts-c…

Don't call it a comeback, Ius & Iustitium has been here for years. iusetiustitium.com/moral-reasonin…

After a hiatus, Ius & Iustitium is happy to resume publishing pieces on law and the classical legal tradition. Ius & Iustitium welcomes submissions from academics, practicing lawyers, and students interested in the classical legal tradition.

Check out today’s new piece, “Moral Reasoning in the Third Circuit,” by Jamie G. McWilliam, a former law clerk on the Court of Appeals for the Ninth Circuit, and the author of multiple articles on the Second Amendment. iusetiustitium.com/moral-reasonin…

We are delighted to announce that the New Digest and Ius & Iustitium Ius & Iustitium will be merging under one editorial banner. We are confident this move will help advance our shared aim to explain, translate and adapt the principles of the classical law for a new world, one

Thrilled to combine forces with the excellent Ius & Iustitium site to make a single forum for classical legal theory. Among other intitiatives, we will be bringing public attention to their large and impressive archive of essays. Hope you enjoy!

Now that The New Digest has merged with Ius & Iustitium, we plan to share content from the latter’s archives from time to time. Up today: an outstanding essay by Rafael de Arizaga, one of my personal favorites. Hope you enjoy! substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/thene…

Today The New Digest: we continue our occasional series of favorites from the Ius & Iustitium archives — here, a clarifying treatment of the “nondelegation doctrine” and “private delegations” in light of corporatist theory. Enjoy! substack-proxy.glitch.me/articles/thene…

Adrian Vermeule The New Digest Ius & Iustitium One of my favourite articles of Iust et Iustitium blog!

Partially building on my old Ius & Iustitium piece: iusetiustitium.com/st-thomas-aqui…