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NeCede's

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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