Necessitas non habet legem nākās´sētas nōn ha´bāt lā´gām . nuse´sitas nan hâ´bet le´jum .
“Necessity has no law.”A maxim meaning that the violation of a law may be excused by necessity. This is not a rule of general application in international law, but it may be applied in some exceptional cases for reasons of equity. Alternatively, it may be invoked for no better reason than as a cynical excuse for departing from one’s legal obligations. Alternative phrases are ... ...
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