This is an elaborate narrative, whose normative implications – soliciting Huber as an authority for a more vigorous pursuit of public policy – will be discussed further below.2 For the time being, it suffices to note that such allusions may tell us more about the modern preoccupations of their authors, than about Huber himself, his world, and his politics – or about how he perceived and exploited the various groups or bodies of norms (Roman law, provincial statutes, ius gentium) constituting the law of his jurisdiction.