SOME IMPORTANT LEGAL MAXIMS
Actus non facit reum, nisi mens sit rea : The act does not amount to a crime unless it is done with a guilty intent.
Audi alterem partem : No man shall be condemned unheard.
Actio personalis moritur-cum-personal : A personal right of an action dies with the person.
Accusare nemo sedebet : No one is bound to accuse himself.
Delegatus non potest delegare : A person who is delegate cannot himself delegate his power.
Damnum sine injuria : Damage without injury. that is damage caused without a legal wrong.
Commodum ex injuria sua nemo habere debt : A person cannot be allowed to take advantage of his own wrongs.
Res Ipsa Loquitur : The thing speaks for itself
Ubi jus ubi remedium : Where there is a right, there is a remedy.
Vigliantibus et not non dormeienle bus jura subveniunt: The laws give help to those who are watchful and not to those who go to sleep.
