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NeCede's

Maxim 1.7.33

Human laws are born, live, and die.

Leges humanae nascuntur, vivunt et moriuntur.

Source: 7 Co. 25; Weisman, 71p Difficulty 1/5 — Foundational

Explanation

Unlike the natural law, positive laws are temporal — they arise from necessity, serve their purpose, and are superseded when conditions change.

Where this applies

  • A statute that was useful when enacted is now obsolete.
  • A law from another era no longer serves any purpose.

Legal domains

constitutionalinterpretation

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 1.7.33 — Human laws are born, live, and die. — 7 Co. 25; Weisman, 71p (Leges humanae nascuntur, vivunt et moriuntur.)

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