Whether the judicial precepts were those which directed man in relation to his neighbor?

❌ Objection 1 : It would seem that the judicial precepts were not those which directed man in his relations to his neighbor. For judicial precepts take their name from "judgment." But there are many things that direct man as to his neighbor, which are not subordinate to judgment. Therefore the judicial precepts were not those which directed man in his relations to his neighbor.

❌ Objection 2 : Further, the judicial precepts are distinct from the moral precepts, as stated above (Question [99], Article [4]). But there are many moral precepts which direct man as to his neighbor: as is evidently the case with the seven precepts of the second table. Therefore the judicial precepts are not so called from directing man as to his neighbor.

❌ Objection 3 : Further, as the ceremonial precepts relate to God, so do the judicial precepts relate to one's neighbor, as stated above (Question [99], Article [4]; Question [101], Article [1]). But among the ceremonial precepts there are some which concern man himself, such as observances in matter of food and apparel, of which we have already spoken (Question [102], Article [6], ad 1,6). Therefore the judicial precepts are not so called from directing man as to his neighbor.