STATUTORY CONSTRUCTION 02/06/2017

LEGAL MAXIMS:

1. Legis interpretatio legis vim obtinet The construction of law obtains

the force of law.
2. Res Ipsa Loquitor the thing speaks for itself.
3. Casus omissus pro omisso habendus est A case omitted is to be held
as intentionally omitted.
4. Expressio unius est exclusio alterius the mention of one thing implies
the exclusion of another thing.
5. Sui Generis of its own kind; in a class y itself; unique
6. Quantum meruit as much as lawyer deserves.
7. Generalia Specialibus Non Derogant the provisions of a general statute must
yield to those of a special one.
8. Leges posteriores priores contrarias abrogant Later laws abrogate
prior contrary laws.
9. Interpretare et concordare leges legibus, est optimus interpretandi
modus every statute must be so interpreted and brought into accord
with other laws as to form a uniform system of jurisprudence.
10. Lex prospicit, non respicit law looks forward, not backward.
11. Lex de future, judex de praeterito the law provides for the
future, the judge for the past.
12. Nullum tempus occurrit regi no time runs against the king.
(immunity of state)
13. Expressio unuis est exclusio alterius when one or more things
of a class are expressly mentioned, others of the same class are
excluded.
14. Privilegia recipient largam interpretationem voluntati consonam
concedentis priviledges are to be interpreted in accordance with the
will of him who grants them.
15. Statuta pro public commodo late interpretantur statute
enacted for the public are to be construed liberally.
16. Salus populi suprema lex the will of the people is the supreme
law.
17. Interpretatio fienda est ut res magis valeat quam pereat a law
should be interpreted with a view to upholding rather than destroying
it.
18. Optima statuti interpretatrix est ipsum statutum the best
interpreter of the statute is the statute itself.
19. Reddendo singular singulis referring each to each; referring
each phrase or expression to its appropriate object, or let each be put
to its proper place.
20. Ad proximum antecedens fiat relatio nisi impediatur sententia
words refer to the nearest antecedent, unless it be prevented by the
context.
21. Exceptio firmat regulam in casibus non exceptis an exception
confirms the rule in cases not excepted.
22. Expressum facit cessari tacitum what is expressed puts an end
to what is implied.
23. Noscitur a sociis that the meaning of a word may be known
from accompanying words.
24. Dissimilum dissimilis est ratio of things dissimilar, the rule is
dissimilar.
25. Ubi lex non distinguit , nec nos distinguere debemus when the
law does not distinguish, we ought not to distinguish.