Latin maxim.
• “from the words of a statute there should be no departure” (Chavez v. JBC, En Banc, G.R. No. 202242, July 17, 2012)
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Latin maxim. • “[a]ll states are sovereign equals and cannot assert jurisdiction over one another.” (Arigo v. Swift, En Banc, G.R. No. 206510, September 16, 2014 [Per J. Leonen, En Banc, Concurring Opinion], citing Republic of Indonesia v. Vinzon, 452 Phil. 1100, 1107 (2003) [Per J. Azcuna, En Banc])
Latin maxim. • “Where the law does not distinguish, neither should we.” (Sps. Plopenio v. DAR, G.R. No. 161090 and 161092, July 4, 2012)
Latin maxim. • “to adhere to precedents and not to unsettle things which are established” (Lazatin v. Desierto, G.R. No. 147097, June 5, 2009)
Latin maxim. • “from the words of a statute there should be no departure” (Chavez v. JBC, En Banc, G.R. No. 202242, July 17, 2012)
Latin maxim. • “The law will not aid either party to an illegal agreement; it leaves the parties where it finds them.” (Bough v. Cantiveros, En Banc, G.R. No. 13300, September 29, 1919) • “A party to an illegal contract cannot come into a court of law and ask to
Latin maxim • “when the reason of the law ceases, the law itself ceases.” (Commendador v. De Villa, En Banc, G.R. No. 93177, August 2, 1991) • “when the reason for a law ceases, the law itself ceases” OxfordReference.com • related to ratio legis est anima: the reason of law
Latin maxim • “An act done by me against my will is not my act” (People v. Dequina, G.R. No. 177570, January 19, 2011)
Spanish maxim. • “The debtor’s debtor is my debtor.” (Google Translate; See Gold Star Mining Co., Inc. v. Lim-Jimena, En Banc, G.R. No. L-25301, October 26, 1968 citing with approval the Court of Appeals.)
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