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Fīat iūstitia ruat cælum is a Latin legal phrase, meaning "Let justice be done though the heavens fall." The maxim signifies the belief that justice must be realized regardless of consequences. The maxim signifies the belief that justice must be realized regardless of consequences.
Mental reservation (or mental equivocation) is an ethical theory and a doctrine in moral theology which recognizes the "lie of necessity", and holds that when there is a conflict between justice and telling the truth, it is justice that should prevail.
Fiat iustitia, et pereat mundus is a Latin phrase, meaning "Let justice be done, and the world perish". [ 1 ] This sentence was the motto of Ferdinand I, Holy Roman Emperor (1556–1564), [ 2 ] who used it as his slogan, and it became an important rule to control the nation. [ 3 ]
Fiat Justitia appears at the bottom of the 1835 portrait of Chief Justice of the United States John Marshall by Rembrandt Peale, which hangs in a conference room at the Supreme Court Building in Washington.
President Joe Biden on Thursday urged that "order must prevail" as pro-Palestinian protests rock college campuses across the country, emphasizing that violent protest is not protected under the law.
The letter of the law and the spirit of the law are two possible ways to regard rules or laws.To obey the letter of the law is to follow the literal reading of the words of the law, whereas following the spirit of the law is to follow the intention of why the law was enforced.
In its broadest sense, justice is the idea that individuals should be treated fairly. According to the Stanford Encyclopedia of Philosophy, the most plausible candidate for a core definition comes from the Institutes of Justinian, a codification of Roman Law from the sixth century AD, where justice is defined as "the constant and perpetual will to render to each his due".
The Justice Must Prevail Party (JMPP) is a political party in the Federal Republic of Nigeria. The party was registered on 14 December 2017 with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC). The party was registered on 14 December 2017 with the Independent National Electoral Commission (INEC).