Full Idea
Equity is the correction of what is deficient in the law because of its universality.
Gist of Idea
Equity corrects deficiencies in more universal laws
Source
Samuel Pufendorf (On the Duty of Man and Citizen [1673], I.17)
A Reaction
For Pufendorf this is most needed when there is a gap between 'the letter of the law' and the principles of natural law. Some school teachers need to be reminded of the principle of equity when administering school rules!
Book Reference
Pufendorf,Samuel: 'On the Duty of Man and Citizen' [CUP 1991], p.110