potestats delegata non delegari potest
Latin maxim.
• “what has been delegated, cannot be delegated” (Rodrigo, Jr. v. Sandiganbayan, G.R. No. 125498, July 2, 1999)
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actus non facit reum nisi mens sit rea
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actus me invito factus non est meus actus
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lex prospicit, non respicit
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