Maxim 2.4.2
Natural liberty is the power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature.
Libertas naturalis est potestas agendi ut quis velit, absque ullo impedimento vel coactione, nisi lege naturae.
Source: 1 Bl. Comm. 125; Weisman, 47h
Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational
Explanation
The only inherent restraint on natural liberty is the law of nature itself — not legislative enactment, not executive decree, not judicial construction.
Where this applies
- Government power and individual liberty conflict, and the question is which prevails.
- A regulation restricts freedom and the citizen challenges it.
Legal domains
See also
Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 2.4.2 — Natural liberty is the power of acting as one thinks fit, without any restraint or control, unless by the law of nature. — 1 Bl. Comm. 125; Weisman, 47h (Libertas naturalis est potestas agendi ut quis velit, absque ullo impedimento vel coactione, nisi lege naturae.)
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