Latin Maxims Flashcards
non-delegability of legislative power
Delegata potestas non potest delegari
adhere to precedent and not to unsettle things that are settled
stare decisis et non quieta movere
let the decision stand
stare decisis
reason of law is the soul
ratio legis est anima legis
plain meaning rule
verba legis
speech is the index of intention
index animi sermo
from the words of a statute there should be no departure
Verba legis non est recedendum
demands the performance in good faith of treaty obligations on the part of the states that enter into the agreement
pacta sunt servanda
law does not require the impossible
Lex non cogit ad impossibilia
the law is harsh but that is the law
Dura Lex Sed Lex
general words are understood in general sense
Generalia Verba Sunt Generaliter Inteligencia
refer each to each
Reddendo Singula Singulis
of the same kind
Ejusdem generis
known by his associates
Noscitur A Sociis
a case omitted is to be held as intentionally omitted
Casus Omissus Pro Omisso Habendus Est
