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Flashcards covering key Latin maxims and their meanings as discussed in the lecture.
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Actus Reus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
The act itself does not make a person guilty unless there is a guilty mind.
Audi Alteram Partem
Hear the other side; the right to a fair hearing.
Nemo Judex in Causa Sua
No one can be a judge in their own case.
Res Ipsa Loquitur
The thing speaks for itself.
Caveat Emptor
Let the buyer beware.
Ignorantia Juris Non Excusat
Ignorance of the law is no excuse.
Volenti Non Fit Injuria
To a willing person, no injury is done.
Ejusdem Generis
Of the same kind or nature.
Lex Loci Delicti Commissi
The law of the place where the wrong was committed.
Nemo Dat Quod Non Habet
No one can give what they do not have.
Ubi Jus Ibi Remedium
Where there is a right, there is a remedy.
Stare Decisis et Non Quieta Movere
Stand by what has been decided and do not disturb settled matters.
Lex Facit Regem
The law makes the king.
Falsus in Uno, Falsus in Omnibus
False in one thing, false in everything.
Pacta Sunt Servanda
Agreements must be kept.
Quod Ab Initio Non Valet, Postea Neque Valet
What is not valid from the beginning is never valid.
Sic Utere Tuo Ut Alienum Non Laedas
Use your property in such a manner as not to injure the property of another.
Qui Facit Per Alium Facit Per Se
He who acts through another acts himself.
Mala Fides
Bad faith.
Tempus Fugit
Time flies.