Fīat jūstitia ruat cælum
Fīat jūstitia ruat cælum
I first heard these words spoken in one of my favorite movies, inspired by the life of Dido Elisabeth Belle Lindsay a mulatto living in 1761 England. The film focused on the Zong massacre a case regarding the payment of an insurance claim for slaves killed when thrown overboard by the captain of a slave ship. In the court hearing Lord Mansfield, the Lord chief Justice, utters this famous Latin…
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