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NeCede's

Maxim 8.4.5

The order of things is thrown into confusion if each person does not preserve his own jurisdiction.

Rerum ordo confunditur si unicuique jurisdictio non servetur.

Source: 4 Inst. Proem. Difficulty 2/5 — Approachable

Explanation

When courts overstep their jurisdictional boundaries — or fail to exercise the jurisdiction properly vested in them — the entire system of ordered justice breaks down.

Where this applies

  • When courts overstep their boundaries, the entire system of justice breaks down.
  • A judge from one division is interfering with cases in another division.

Legal domains

constitutionalprocedural

See also

Cite this maxim

NeCede Max. 8.4.5 — The order of things is thrown into confusion if each person does not preserve his own jurisdiction. — 4 Inst. Proem. (Rerum ordo confunditur si unicuique jurisdictio non servetur.)

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