Legal Dictionary of Pakistan
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Judicis est jus dicere, non dare
It is the the proper role of a judge to state the right, not to endow it. ( Generally interpreted, it is the duty of the judge to administer justice and not to make law
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.
Nemo sibi esse judex vel suis jus dicere debet
No one ought to be his own judge or to administer justice in cases where his relations are concerned.
jus dicere
vb. [Latin] To declare or decide the law. ( This is the function and prerogative of the judiciary. Cf. JUS DARE.