Maxim 12.1.10
An inconvenience does not solve an argument.
Incommodum non solvit argumentum.
Source: Bouvier
Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable
Explanation
The fact that a legal proposition leads to practical inconvenience does not refute its logical validity; inconvenience may call for legislative remedy but does not defeat a sound argument.
Where this applies
- The proposition leads to inconvenient results but that doesn't make it logically wrong.
- Inconvenience calls for a legislative fix but doesn't defeat a sound legal argument.
- Just because the outcome is inconvenient doesn't mean the argument is invalid.
Legal domains
Cite this maxim
NeCede Max. 12.1.10 — An inconvenience does not solve an argument. — Bouvier (Incommodum non solvit argumentum.)
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