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NeCede's

Maxim 8.1.45

An office ought to be injurious to no one.

Officium nemini debet esse damnosum.

Source: Bouvier's Law Dictionary Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable

Explanation

The holding of public office must not become a vehicle for harming the officeholder or the people he serves — office is a trust, not a weapon.

Where this applies

  • Holding public office is causing personal harm to the officeholder.
  • The duties of office should not be designed in a way that injures the person serving.

Legal domains

procedural

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 8.1.45 — An office ought to be injurious to no one. — Bouvier's Law Dictionary (Officium nemini debet esse damnosum.)

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