या देवी सर्वभूतेषु बुद्धिरूपेण संस्थिता । नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमस्तस्यै नमो नमः ॥ My research into Jus Cogens (a topic of public international law) has led me to an interesting personal discovery. Judges while settling issues of international law often go beyond legal positivism to invoke the universality of natural law, meaning there is a realm of uncodified moral rules which connects to human reality. In Shaktism, a branch of Hindu theology, Devi Durga is revered as the embodiment of intelligence and conscience residing within all living beings. This intelligence and conscience enable one to recognise and feel that they have been wronged. Not every wrong can be defined by law. However, because Devi resides in us all, people have an inherent sense of justice that allows them to comprehend their own wrongdoings and the wrongs inflicted upon them. #law #devi #Conscience #justice #बुद्धि