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NeCede's

Maxim 1.7.3

Nothing that is inconvenient is lawful.

Nihil quod inconveniens est licitum est.

Source: Co. Litt. 66a, 97b; Jackson 669; Weisman, 73g Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational

Explanation

"Inconvenient" here means inconsistent or absurd — a legal outcome that produces absurd or self-contradictory results cannot be lawful.

Where this applies

  • A legal outcome contradicts itself or creates an absurd result.
  • A regulation produces such impractical consequences that it undermines its own purpose.

Legal domains

constitutionalsovereignty

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 1.7.3 — Nothing that is inconvenient is lawful. — Co. Litt. 66a, 97b; Jackson 669; Weisman, 73g (Nihil quod inconveniens est licitum est.)

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