What does JUS. mean?
JUS. comes from the Latin word “ius” (jus) — in ancient Rome it meant “law” and “right”. Our name roots our vision of bringing law together with modern technology.
A word that comes from ancient Rome
“ius” (also written “jus”) is a cornerstone of Roman law and lives on in much of modern legal language.
In Latin “ius” means both “law” and “right” — the right a citizen holds by virtue of citizenship. It is the core concept of Roman law.
The modern word “justice” derives directly from “ius”; it is symbolized by the scales.
“iuris prudentia” is the root of “jurisprudence”. Words like “jurist” and “injury” share the same root.
jus vs. lex
Romans distinguished “jus” from “lex”: jus is law/right in the abstract, ideal sense, while lex is the concrete, written statute. Statutes (leges) were the tools through which jus was applied.
Why both “ius” and “jus”?
The Latin alphabet had no letter “j”; Romans used only “i”. The “i” before a vowel later became “j”. That is why “ius” and “jus” are the same word.
“Jus est ars boni et aequi”
Legal concepts built on “jus”
“jus/ius” is the root of many legal terms still in use today. Here are the best-known examples:
And the period in JUS.?
“jus” is almost never used alone; it always comes as the law of something — jus gentium (law of nations), jus soli (law of the soil), jus naturale (law of nature)… The period in our name stands for exactly that “law of …”: a law waiting to be completed, adapted to your domain.
A name rooted in the origin of law
The three faces of “jus” — law, right and justice — are also the essence of what our platform does.
Law
Full regulatory compliance: KVKK, GDPR, ISO 27001 and more on one platform.
Right
Rights-centric processes that put data subjects’ rights first.
Justice
Transparent, traceable and auditable compliance processes.
Say it like the Turkish “jus”
The “j” is the soft /ʒ/ sound — as in “genre” or “vision” — followed by “oos”.
Turkish “j” sound, one syllable.
- “cus/cas” — not like English “juice” /dʒuːs/
- “yus” — the classical Latin reading; not our brand
- “je-u-se” — not spelled out (it is not an acronym)
See the platform that unites law with technology
JUS. turns the concept behind its name into digital compliance — KVKK, GDPR and more in one place.