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NeCede's

Maxim 1.5.15

The foundation being removed, the superstructure falls.

Sublato fundamento, cadit opus.

Source: Jenk. Cent. 106; Broom, Max. 169; Weisman, 95j Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational

Explanation

Destroy the jurisdictional basis, the constitutional authority, or the factual predicate of a legal proceeding, and the entire proceeding collapses.

Where this applies

  • A court's jurisdiction is challenged and its entire proceeding collapses.
  • The constitutional basis for a statute is struck down, voiding everything built on it.

Legal domains

interpretationprocedural

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 1.5.15 — The foundation being removed, the superstructure falls. — Jenk. Cent. 106; Broom, Max. 169; Weisman, 95j (Sublato fundamento, cadit opus.)

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