| Maxims
or Regulae iuris (Rules of Law)
Digestum vetus, Torino, Biblioteca Nazionale Universitaria E.I.1, c.4, fol. 1r |
"A sure
foundation or ground of art and a conclusion of reason, so sure and uncontrolled that they
ought not be questioned" Edward Coke |
| "Maxims are but
attempted general statements of law and are law only to the extent of application in
adjudicated cases" Black's Law Dictionary |
