Lex ferenda is a Latin expression that means "future law" used in the sense of "what the law should be" (as opposed to lex lata - "the current law"). The derivative expression de lege ferenda means "with a view to the future law". The expressions are generally used in the context of proposals for legislative improvements, especially in the academic literature, both in the Anglo-American and in the continental legal systems.
References
- Thirlway, Hugh (December 2001). "Reflections on". Netherlands Yearbook of International Law. 32: 3–26. doi:10.1017/S0167676800001148. ISSN 1574-0951.
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