Saturday, 14 September 2013

thought of the day, 091413

REPORTING ON LEGAL WRITING - CHECK!
RECITATION ON STATCON -I WASN'T CALLED, SO ILL CONSIDER THIS ONE CHECK!
MIDTERM ON PHILO OF LAW - DONE! CHECK!

Oh Saturday.

PFR assignment cases



valdez vs. rtc

ugalde vs. isasi

dino vs dino

Saturday, 7 September 2013

Friday, 6 September 2013

LEGAL LATIN WORDS

        Legal Latin Words

LATIN
MEANING
Lex Prospicit, Non Respicit
The law looks forward, not backward
Lex de Futuro, Judex de Praterio
The law provides for the future, the judge for the past
Absolute Sentencia Expositore Non Indiget
When the language of the law is clear, no explanation of its required
Optima Statuti interpretatix Est Insum Statutum
The best interpreter of the statute is the statute itself
Ratio Legis
Interpretation according to spirit
Ratio Legis Est Anima
The reason of the law is its soul
Cessante Ratione Cesat Ipsa Lex
When the reason for the law ceases, the law ceases also to exist
Expresio Unius Est Exclusio Alterius
Express mention is implied exclusion
Generalia specialibus non derogant
A general law does not nullify a specific or special law
Dura Lex Sed Lex
The law may be harsh but it is still the law
Cogitationis Poenam Nemo Emeret
No man may be punished for his thought
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
Ignorantia Legis Neminem Excusant
Ignorance of the law excuse no one
Ignorantia Facto Excusat
Ignorance or mistake in point of fact is an excuse
Ubi Lex Non Distinguit Nea Nos Distiguere Debemos
Where the law does not distinguish, we should not distinguish
Mens Legislatores
Liberal construction
Reddendo Singula Singulis
Referring each to each
Cassus Omissus Pro Omisso Habbendus Est
A case omitted is to be held as intentionally omitted
Noscitur a sociis
Finding the context
Ejusdem generis
When general words follow the designation of particular things, or classes of persons or subjects, the general words will usually be construed to include only those persons or things of the same class or general nature as those specifically enumerated.