Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Par in parem imperium non habet
An equal has no power over an equal.
Quod principi placuit legis habet vigorem; utpote cum lege regia, quae de imperio ejus lata est, populus ei et in eum omne suum imperium et potestatem conferat
A decision of the emperor has the force of law; for, by the royal law that has been made concerning his authority, the people have conferred upon him all their sovereignty and power. Dig. 1.4.1.
divisum imperium
n. [Latin "a divided empire"] Divided jurisdiction; alternate jurisdiction, as of courts."This main sea begins at the low-water-mark. But between the high-water-mark and the low-water-mark, where the sea ebbs and flows, the common law and admiralty have diuisum imperium, an alternate jurisdiction; one upon the water, when it is full sea; the
imperium
[Latin] Roman law. Power or dominion; esp., the legal authority wielded by superior magistrates under the Republic, and later by the emperor under the Empire. 0 Imperium applied to different types of authority under Roman law, and thus had different meanings. For example, imperium domesticum described the power of the head of a household.
mixtum imperium
[Latin] Hist. Mixed authority; mixed jurisdiction. 0 This term refers to the power of subordinate civil magistrates.