Latin maxim. • “that a delegated power may not be further delegated by the person to whom such power is delegated, and that in all cases of delegated authority, where personal trust or confidence is reposed in the agent and especially where the exercise and application of the power is made subject to his judgment…
Latin maxim. • “the law does not take account of trifles” OxfordReference.com • “the law does not govern trifles” Merriam-Webster.com
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 is its soul.
Latin maxim • “the act itself does not make man guilty unless his intention were so” (United States v. Ah Chong, En Banc, G.R. No. L-5272, March 19, 1910)
Latin maxim • “an act done by me against my will is not my act” (United States v. Ah Chong, En Banc, G.R. No. L-5272, March 19, 1910)
AN ACT AUTHORIZING THE CITY OR MUNICIPAL CIVIL REGISTRAR OR THE CONSUL GENERAL TO CORRECT A CLERICAL OR TYPOGRAPHICAL ERROR IN AN ENTRY AND/OR CHANGE OF FIRST NAME OR NICKNAME IN THE CIVIL REGISTER WITHOUT NEED OF A JUDICIAL ORDER, AMENDING FOR THIS PURPOSE ARTICLES 376 AND 412 OF THE CIVIL CODE OF THE PHILIPPINES…
TITLE XIX CONCURRENCE AND PREFERENCE OF CREDITS CHAPTER 1 General Provisions Article 2236. The debtor is liable with all his property, present and future, for the fulfillment of his obligations, subject to the exemptions provided by law. (1911a) Article 2237. Insolvency shall be governed by special laws insofar as they are not inconsistent with this…
TITLE XVIII DAMAGES CHAPTER 1 General Provisions Article 2195. The provisions of this Title shall be respectively applicable to all obligations mentioned in article 1157. Article 2196. The rules under this Title are without prejudice to special provisions on damages formulated elsewhere in this Code. Compensation for workmen and other employees in case of death,…
TITLE XVII EXTRA-CONTRACTUAL OBLIGATIONS CHAPTER 1 Quasi-contracts Article 2142. Certain lawful, voluntary and unilateral acts give rise to the juridical relation of quasi-contract to the end that no one shall be unjustly enriched or benefited at the expense of another. (n) Article 2143. The provisions for quasi-contracts in this Chapter do not exclude other quasi-contracts…
TITLE XVI PLEDGE, MORTGAGE AND ANTICHRESIS CHAPTER 1 Provisions Common to Pledge and Mortgage Article 2085. The following requisites are essential to the contracts of pledge and mortgage: (1) That they be constituted to secure the fulfillment of a principal obligation; (2) That the pledgor or mortgagor be the absolute owner of the thing pledged…