Latin words Hostis humani generis – an enemy of all
mankind
Ignorantia facti excusat – ignorance of a fact is
Ab initio – from the start
an excuse
Accessio cedat principali – the accessories
Ignorantia legis non excusat – ignorance of the
follow the principal
law excuses no one
Accion in rem verso – an action for unjust
enrichment
In toto – totally, entirely
Actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea – the act Inter alia – among others
itself does not make a man guilty unless Inter se – among themselves
his intention were so Ipso facto – by the fact itself
Actus me invite factus non est meus actus – an Jure gestionis – the private, merchant-like,
act done by me against my will is not my commercial acts of the government of a
act state
Actus reus – action or conduct which is a Jure imperii – the imperial, public acts of the
constituent element of a crime government of a state
Animo belligerendi – intension to make war Jus ad bellum – to use of armed force in general
Animo furandi – intention to steal Jus cogens – a peremptory norm of general
Animus possidendi – an intention to possess international law accepted and
Attentat – an attempt to commit a violence recognized by the international
Civitas maxima – together against international community as a whole
crimes Jus dispositivum – law adopted by consent
Contra legem – contrary or against the law Jus in bello – law that governs the way in which
Culpa aquiliana – quasi-delict or civil damages warfare is conducted
due to negligence Jus postliminium – if captured, he loses his
Damnum absque injuria – loss without injury rights, but once he returns to his
De jure – practices that are legally recognized homeland, he recovers all those rights
De facto – situations that exists in reality even if again
not legally recognized Jus sanguinis – acquired nationality (by blood)
De novo – new trial Jus soli – birthright citizenship (by place)
Dolus specialis – special deceit… a harm Levee en messe – mass uprising
resulting from an act specifically intended Lex esto – the welfare of the people shall be the
to cause that harm supreme law
Dura lex sed lex – it is harsh, but it is the law Lex loce – law of the land
El que es causa de la causa es causa del mal Lex posterior derogate legi priori – a treaty may
causado – he who is the cause of the repeal a statute and a statute may repeal
cause is the cause of the evil caused a treaty
Erga omnes – towards all or towards everyone Lex rei sitae / Lex situs – law of the place where
Estoppel – a legal bar to alleging or denying fact the property is situated
because of one’s own previous actions or Lex specialis derogate legi generali – a special
words to the contrary law repeals a general law
Ex aeque et bono – according to what is Loci celebrationis – the law of the land (lex loci)
equitable and good where the marriage was celebrated
Ex contractu – from a contract Locus standi – a right to appear in a court or
Ex delicto – from a wrong before anybody on a given question: a
Ex lege – as a matter of law right to be heard
Ex post facto – after the fact… applies to penal Mala in se – wrongful from their nature
law Malum prohibitum – wrong as prohibited by
Force majeure – superior force statute
Mandamus – a judicial remedy in the form of an
order from a court to any government
subordinate court, corporation, or public jurisdiction and not subject to litigation
authority again between the same parties
Modus vivendi – mode of living Rum sequitur – it does not follow
Nemo cum alterius detrimento protest – no Salus populi suprema lex esto – the health of
person should unjustly enrich himself at the people should be the supreme law
the expense of another Sine qua non – an essential condition… a thing
Nor bir in idem – not twice in the same thing that is absolutely necessary
Nulla poena sine lege – one cannot be punished Solutio indebiti – undue payment
for doing something that is not prohibited Stare decisis – a doctrine or policy of following
by law rules or principles laid down in previous
Nullum crimen sine lege – no crime without law judicial decisions unless they contravene
Obiter dicta – opinions not necessary to the the ordinary principles of justice
determination of a case Status quo ante bellum – each belligerents is
Opinio juris – an opinion of law or necessity entitled to the territory and property
Opinio juris sive necessitatis – opinion as to law which it had possession of at the
or necessity commencement of the war
Pacta sunt servanda – international agreements Sub judice – under judicial consideration and
must be performed in good faith therefore prohibited from public
Pacta tertiis nec noceat nec prosunt – a treaty discussion elsewhere
binds the parties & only the parties… it Sui generis – unique… in a class by itself
does not create either obligations or Terra nullius – belonging to no one
rights for 3rd states without their consent Usucapio – long continued use of real property
Par in parem non habet imperium – a state ripened into ownership
cannot be sued in the court of another Usus anticipitis – articles of ambiguous use may
state… an equal cannot have dominion sometimes be regarded as contraband if
over an equal used for war purposes
Parens patriae – father or parent of his country Uti possidetis – each belligerent is regarded as
Pari delicto – of equal fault legally entitled to such property as are
Per se – by or in itself or themselves actually in its possession at the time
Pleine pouvoirs – full power hostilities ceased
Posteriori – from the latter
Priori – from the earlier
Propter legem – in accordance with law
Protocol de cloture – a final act
Quasi delict – a negligent act or omission which
causes harm or damage to the person or
property of another, and thus exposes a
person to civil liability as if the act or
omission was intentional
Quid pro quo – a favor or advantage granted or
expected in return of something
Rebus sic stantibus – the legal doctrine allowing
for a contract or a treaty to become
inapplicable because of a fundamental
change of circumstances
Res communes – things own by no one
Res inter alios acta – something transacted
between other parties
Res judicata – a matter finally decided on its
merits by a court having competent
