Maxim 1.7.26
The law never works an injury, nor does any man a wrong.
Lex nemini operatur iniquum, nemini facit injuriam.
Source: Jenk. Cent. 22
Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable
Explanation
The law, correctly applied, is incapable of producing injustice — when an unjust result appears, it is the application that has erred, not the law itself.
Where this applies
- A person claims the law itself caused them harm.
- Someone argues that a just legal system produced an unjust result.
Legal domains
See also
Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 1.7.26 — The law never works an injury, nor does any man a wrong. — Jenk. Cent. 22 (Lex nemini operatur iniquum, nemini facit injuriam.)
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