No one should be judge in his own case.

Publilius Syrus

Sententiae

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Legal theory

Author

Publilius Syrus

Source

Sententiae

Medium

Epigram

Statement Type

Precepts and axioms

Language

Latin

Time

43 BC 40s BC 1st century BC

Era

Classical antiquity

Occupation

Writer

From

Turkey Europe

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Citation

Publilius Syrus. Sententiae. c. 1st century BC.

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It is emphatically the province and duty of the Judicial Department to say what the law is... If two laws conflict with each other, the Courts must decide on the operation of each... This is of the very essence of judicial duty.

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Marshall, John. United States, Supreme Court. Marbury v. Madison. United States Reports, vol. 5, 24 Feb. 1803, pp. 137-180. Justia, supreme.justia.com/cases/federal/us/5/137/.

Another quote from Classical antiquity

We are quick to flare up, we races of men on the earth.

Homer

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Homer
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Medium
Poem
Genre
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Language
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Time
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Homer. Ὀδύσσεια [Odyssey]. c. 710 BC, bk. 7, l. 307.

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It is convenient that there be gods, and, as it is convenient, let us believe that there are.

Ovid

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Ovid
Source
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Ovid. Ars Amatoria [The Art of Love]. c. 2 AD, bk. 1.

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What's not forbidden to do make bold.

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Source
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Medium
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Genre
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Statement Type
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Language
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Time
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