Concept of "jus commune" in European legal tradition
This article is aimed at defining the concept of «Jus Commune» in the meaning it generally has taken throughout the historical development of European legal tradition. From the beginning ofXIth century this term attributed the system of rules, which were to be applied in the absence of special rules. In the opinion of some legal historians, the concept of «jus commune» is connected with the medieval lawyers' idea of universal legal system.