lex non scripta

{{Short description|Latin expression and legal term}}

{{lang|la|Lex non scripta}} is a Latin expression that means "law not written" or "unwritten law". It is a term that embraces all the laws which do not come under the definition of written law or {{lang|la|lex scripta}}{{Cite web |title=lex non scripta |url=https://www.lsd.law/define/lex-non-scripta |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=LSData}} (i.e. statutory law, created by a governing body{{Cite web |title=lex scripta |url=https://www.lsd.law/define/lex-scripta |access-date=2024-10-15 |website=LSData}}). It is composed, principally, of the law of nature, the law of nations, the common law,{{Cite dictionary |title=lex non scripta |url=https://www.merriam-webster.com/dictionary/lex%20non%20scripta |access-date=2024-10-15 |dictionary=Merriam-Webster |language=en}} and customary law.