we have two words..indigenes found in Vattel and de ingenuis found in The Institutes of Justinian..
indigenes-native..
de ingenuis..a person who is free from the moment of his birth who have been either both born free or made free
natural..law.. the way which we are placed into the world by our birth natural law..the highest rule of human conduct as imposed by God on man..
natural born..sujets naturels..natural subjects..natural born subjects..
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The Institutes of Justinian...
going thru the books the founders had in their possession..
cognati..ties of blood..
sui juris..all descendents through the male line were in his power.
what the son acquired belongs to the father..
can Latin de ingenuis migrate to the french..indigenes
You’re really digging in. Keep posting your findings and questions.
Researching application of natural law to citizens, rather than subjects of a monarchy, is going to be the more fruitful direction, imho.
Liebniz and Spinoza will help you bridge the Roman Republic to the constitutional republic of Vattel and on to the Constitution of the United States. Gottfried Liebniz approached natural law through a Christian point of view. Baruch Spinoza was more abstract and has been considered a deist by some. He certainly influenced deism from a political standpoint, in England, the United States and elsewhere.