Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
Quick lookup for English, Urdu, and Latin legal terms used in Pakistani jurisprudence.
Jus dicere (et) non jus dare
To state the right (and) not to endow it. ( Generally interpreted, to declare the law (and) not to make it.
jus dare
ub. [Latin] To give or make the law. ( This is the function and prerogative of the legislature. Cf. JUS DICERS.