Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium Legal Definition: Latin: For every wrong, the law provides a remedy. Related Terms: Equity An ambitious principle or maxim of Roman law now often used, and well known to the common law but also part of the judicial arsenal in the Chancery courts (equity). Broom defines ubi jus ibi remedium as: "There is no wrong without a remedy. "Whenever the common law gives a right or prohibits an injury, it also gives a remedy. "If a man has a right, he must, it has been observed, have a means to vindicate and maintain it, and a remedy if he is injured in the exercise and enjoyment of it, and, indeed, it is a vain thing to imagine a right without a remedy, for want of right and want of remedy are reciprocal." Note these words used by Justice Kerner of the Circuit Court of Appeals of the USA in Leo Feist v. Young: "It is an elementary maxim of equity jurisprudence that there is no wrong without a remedy." REFERENCES: Ashby v White 2 Raym. Ld. 938 Leo Feist v. Young, 138 F. 2d 97 (1943) Categories & Topics: Dictionary of Latin Law Terms Duhaime's Civil Litigation & Evidence Law Dictionary Duhaime's Tort and Personal Injury Law Dictionary Unless otherwise noted, this page was written by Lloyd Duhaime of Duhaime.org Always looking up definitions? Save time with our search provider (modern browsers only) If you find an error or omission in Duhaime's Law Dictionary, or if you have suggestion for a legal term, we'd love to hear from you!