Latin Legal Terms
Definitions and South-African-law usage notes for the Latin terms judges, lawyers, and textbooks routinely cite. Free, indexed, and updated as new terms are curated from our source library.
- Ratio Decidendireason for deciding
In South African law, 'ratio decidendi' refers to the rationale or reasoning behind a court's decision in a case. It serves as a foundational principle upon which subsequent cases are decided. [1] This concept is crucial
#constitutional#evidentiary#judicial - restitutio in integrumrestoration to the original condition
Restitutio in integrum refers to the restoration of a person to the position they occupied before a prejudicial act, judgment, or procedural default occurred. In South African law, the term appears both in substantive pr
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