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In law, motu proprio (Latin for 'on his own impulse') describes an official act taken without a formal request from another party. Some jurisdictions use the term sua sponte for the same concept. In Catholic canon law , it refers to a document issued by the pope on his own initiative and personally signed by him. [ 1 ]
Refers to a court or other official agency taking some action on its own accord (synonyms: ex proprio motu, ex mero motu). Similar to sua sponte. supersedeas: refrain from A bond tendered by an appellant as surety to the court, requesting a delay of payment for awards or damages granted, pending the outcome of the appeal. suppressio veri
Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2016-08-15) [24] Segreteria Comunicazione: Francis: 2015: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-06-27) [25] Statuti Segreteria Per Economia: Francis: 2015: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2015-02-22) [26] Statuto Aif: Francis: 2013: Apostolic Letter Issued Motu Proprio on (2013-11-15 ...
In law ex officio can also refer to an administrative or judicial office taking action of its own accord; in the latter case the more common term is ex proprio motu or ex meru motu, for example to invalidate a patent or prosecute infringers of copyright. [10] ex opere operantis: from the work of the one working
A decree (Latin: decretum, from decerno, 'I judge') is, in a general sense, an order or law made by a superior authority for the direction of others. In the usage of the canon law of the Catholic Church, it has various meanings. Any papal bull, brief, or motu proprio is a decree inasmuch as these documents are legislative acts of the pope. In ...
The motu proprio, titled Law CCCLI, updates the laws governing the Vatican's judiciary system and replaced the previous judicial system which was founded in 1987. [1] The new law provides for greater independence of judicial bodies and magistrates dependent on the Pope.
motu proprio: on his own initiative: Or "by his own accord." Identifies a class of papal documents, administrative papal bulls. mulgere hircum: to milk a male goat: From Gerhard Gerhards' (1466–1536) [better known as Erasmus] collection of annotated Adagia (1508). Attempting the impossible. mulier est hominis confusio: woman is man's ruin
This is a list of abbreviations used in law and legal documents. It is common practice in legal documents to cite other publications by using standard abbreviations for the title of each source. Abbreviations may also be found for common words or legal phrases.