Latin Maxims Flashcards
Ignorantia legis non excusat
Ignorance of the law excuses no one
Dura lex sed lex
The law may be harsh, but it is still the law
Cessante ratione cessat ipsa lex
Then the reason for the law ceases, the law also ceases to exist
Sic utere tuo ut alienum non laedas
The owner of a thing cannot make use thereof in such a manner as to injure the rights of third person
Patria potesta
Parental authority
Negotiorum gestio
Unauthorized management
Res perit domino
The thing perishes with the owner
Jus possidendi
The right to possess
Jus abutendi
The right to abuse
Jus utendi
The right to use
Jus Fruendi
The right to the fruits
Jus disponendi
The right to dispose
Jus vendicandi
The right to recover
Nulla poena sine lege
There is no crime when there is no law punishing it
Salus populi est supreme lex
The welfare of the people shall be the supreme law
Caveat emptor
Buyers beware
Solutio indebiti
Unjust enrichment
Aedificum solo credit
The building follows the land
Accessorium siquitur principale
Land is always principal
Nullum tempus occurit regi
Time runs not against the sovereign
I ce cre am for sa le he re
Ice cream for sale here. :)
Lex nationalii
Citizenship is the basis for determining the personal law applicable.
Lex rei sitae
Law of the place where the property is situated is the basis for determining law applicable.
Lex loci celebrationis
Law of the place where the contract was executed is the basis for determining law applicable
Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege
there is no crime where there is no law punishing it
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
The act itself does not make a man guilty unless his intention were so.
Actus me invito factus non est meus actus
An act done by me against my will is not my act
