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NeCede's

Maxim 8.3.7

The law does not fail in dispensing justice.

Lex non deficit in justitia exhibenda.

Source: Jenk. Cent. 31, case 61; Co. Litt. 197; Weisman, 68n Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable

Explanation

For every wrong the law provides a remedy — where no remedy appears, the deficiency is in the practitioner's knowledge, not in the law itself.

Where this applies

  • There must be a legal remedy for this wrong — the law doesn't leave wrongs without answers.
  • If I can't find a remedy, the problem is with my knowledge, not with the law.

Legal domains

equityprocedural

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 8.3.7 — The law does not fail in dispensing justice. — Jenk. Cent. 31, case 61; Co. Litt. 197; Weisman, 68n (Lex non deficit in justitia exhibenda.)

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