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7. Under a democracy all are equal under the law, there are no privileged
classes, and the general principles of law apply such as the: Prior in
tempore potior in iure6, In dubio pro reo7, Nemo judex in sua causa8,
contractus lex9, Nullum crimen, nulla poena sine lege10, etc…. Whereas
in a monarchy the monarch is the law and they are privileged classes,
where no laws apply, just the laws of the king.
4
Exempli gratia; In Honduras The Human rights are consecrated in the 59th article of the constitution, “ The
human being is the supreme end of the state and society”. Also it is defined in the articles; 1, 60-110, and
the 90th article is the generic principle of the due process, that states: “ No one shall be judged, if not by
competent, judge or tribunal, and with the formalities, guaranties and rights, stated in the law.”
5
E.g.: Habeas data, Habeas Corpus, writ of amparo, writ of anti-constitutional decrees, revision writ.
6
First in time, better in law.
7
In the doubt, in favor of the delincuent.
8
No one can be a judge of one’s own cause.
9
The contractual is law.
10
There is no crime and no punishment for an act that is not expressed completely as punishable in a
previous law.