法律谚语及名人名言

1、.30条法理谚语1,A subsequent ratification has a retrospective affect, and be equivalent to a prior command.事后追认有溯及力，等同先前命令2,Absolute power corrupts absolutely.绝对权力绝对腐败3,Fairness and justice in a jurisdiction are realized case by case being settled properly.司法的公正和正义是通过案件逐一得到妥善解决予以实现的4,Give a thief enough r

2、ope and hell hang himself.多行不义必自毙5,Good order is the foundation of all things.良好的秩序是一切之基础，Ignorance of law excuses no one.不知法不能成为任何人逃避法律的借口，In a healthy legal system the values of order and justice are not normally at cross-purposes.在健全的法律制度中，秩序和正义这两个价值一般不会冲突，In doubt, the milder course is to be fol

3、lowed.遇有疑义时应遵循从宽原则，Infancy is a shield, not a sword.未成年可作为抗辩之理由，但不能作为攻击之借口，It is an important step to replace the rule of men with the rule of law in Chinas justice reforms.以法治代替人治是中国司法改革的重要一步11,It is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.与其责骂罪恶,不如伸张正义.12,Justice must not only be done,

4、 but must be seen to be done.正义不仅应得到实现,而且还应以人们看得见的方式得到实现.13,Let right be done, though the heavens fall.秉公办事,何惧天塌下来.14,Like reason makes like law.相似的理由导致相似的规则.15,No man should benefit from his own injustice.没有人应当从自己的过错中获益.16,Nobody has a more sacred obligation to obey the law than those who make the

5、law.法律制定者比谁都更具有守法之神圣义务。17,She who comes to equity come with clean hands.自身清白者方能获得衡平救济。18,State ways cannot change folkways.国家手段不能改变社会习俗。19,Suppression of the thuth is the expression of what is false.压抑真相，犹如做伪。20,The history of liberty has largely been the history of the observance of procedural safe

6、guards.自由的历史在很大程度上是遵守秩序保障条款的历史。21，The place governs the act.场所支配行为。22,The rules must not be constantly changing.规则不得朝令夕改。23,The same transaction give rise to both a civil and a criminal action.同一活动可能会导致民事和刑事诉讼。24,The spoken word flies; the written word remains.口说无凭，立此为证。25,Though few are punished, t

7、he fear of punishment affects all.惩一儆百。26，Truth is afraid of nothing but concealment.真相无所惧，唯怕被隐瞒。27，We must follow a strict interpretation of the rules.我们必须对规则严格解释。28，Who pardons the bad, injures the good.宽恕坏人必伤及好人。29，Without judicial review, statutory limits would be naught but empty words.没有司法审查，法

8、定权限将只是一句空话。30，Wrong laws makes short government.法制不健全，统治也短命。 法律名言60条法言法语-中英文对照Law1,A later statute takes away the effect of a prior one.后法优于前法.2,Arms and laws do not flourish together.武力与法律不能同时兴盛.3,Consent makes law.合意产生法律.4,Custom has the force of law.民俗具有法律效力.5,Customs,religious and philosophies t

9、end to form the basis for a nations laws.风俗宗教和哲学常是一个国家法律构成之基础.6,Equity is a correction of common legal rules in their defective parts.衡平法是对普通法律规则中瑕疵部分的矫正.7,Except as otherwise provided by law.法律另有规定的除外.8,Every law has a loop hole.凡是法律皆有漏洞.9,Every law has no atom of strength, as far as no public opin

10、ion supports it.若无公众舆论支持,法律是没有丝毫力量的.10,In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics.在文明社会,法律依靠道德所支撑.11,It can hardly be taken to be a guarantee that every law shall treat every person the same.不能保证每一部法律都能平等地对待每一个人。12,Law can never be enforced unless fear supports it.没有威慑力的法律绝对不会具有效力。13,Law does

11、not compel a man to do what he is impossible to perform.法律不能强迫人去做不可为之事。14,Law governs man , reason the law.法律管制人，理性管法律。15,Law is a pervasive feature of social life that profoundly affects us.法在社会生活中无处不在，深刻地影响着我们。16，Law is a exercise in communication between authority and the public.法律是当权者与大众之间进行交流的一

12、种运作方式。17，Law is an ordinance of reason for the common good.法律是维护公众利益的理性条令。18，Law is an utterance determined by the common consent of the commonwealth.法律是全体公民一致同意所决定意见之表达。19，Law is both an instrument of change and a result of changes.法律既是变革的工具又是诸多变革的结果。20，Law is established for the benefit of man.法是为

13、人类利益而制定的。21,Law is law, just or not.无论正义与否,法律就是法律.22,Law is mind without reason.法律是无由的理念.23,Law is order, and good law is good order.法律即秩序,好的法律形成良好的秩序.24,Law is the crystalization of the habit and thought of society.法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶.25,Law is the science of what is good and just.法乃善良公平之道.26,Law must be

14、 stable and it cannot stand still.法律必须保持稳定但却不能一成不变.27,Law that is deficient is better than law that is uncertain.有瑕疵的法律胜于不确定的法律.28,Laws are made to prevent the stronger from having the power to do everything.法律旨在防止强者滥用权力为所欲为.29,Laws too gentle are seldom obeyed; too severe, seldom executed.法律过于温和难于遵

15、守;过于严酷则难于执行.30,No crime without law making it so; no penalty without law making it so.法无明文规定者不为罪,法无明文规定者不处罚. 31,No one is above the law.任何人不能凌驾于法律之上.32,One with the law is a majority.谁拥有法律,谁就是大多数.33,Scarcely any law can be made which is beneficial to all; but if it benefits the majority it is useful

16、.法律难顾及全民,与大众有利已足.34,Substantial law defines rights, and procedural law establishes the procedures by which rights are protected and enforced.实体法界定权利,程序法则制定保护和实施权利的秩序.35,The definition of law depends on how we look at its purposes or functions.法律的定义取决于我们如何看它的目的或功能.41,The law is the witness and extern

17、al deposit of our moral life.法乃吾人道德生活之见证人和外壳.42,The law never suffers anything contrary to truth.法律绝不容忍违反真理的事情.43,The law often allows what honor forbids.法律允许的而道德上常常禁止.44,The law on libel is considered too lenient.反诽谤法被认为太宽大了.45,The law protects citizens who are wrongfully deprived of their liberty

18、by another.法律保护市民不被他人非法剥夺自由.46,The law was made for man and not man for the law.法是为人而制定的,人不是为法而生就的.47,The law wil catch up with him in the end.最终法律饶不了他.48,The legal source of the privilege waries from jurisdiction ro jurisdiction.特权的法律渊源因管辖区的不同而异.49,The more laws, the more offences.法律越多,违法者越多.50,The

19、 new regulations will come into force on January 1st.新规定将于1月1日生效.51,The powers and duties are conferred on the tribunal by the statutory code.成文法典赋予法庭权力与责任.52,The reason of the law ceasing, the law itself ceases.法律理由消失,法律本身也不存在.53,The safety of the people is the supreme law.人民的安全是最高的法律.54,The strict

20、est law sometimes becomes the severest injustice.最严厉的法律有时会造成最大的不公.55,This document is legally binding.该法律文件具有法律约束力.56,The law is in abeyance.此法暂缓执行.57,This law has become a dead letter.此法已成为一纸空文.58,This law will go into effect on the day of its promulgation.本法自公布之日起施行.59,Where law ends, tyranny begi

21、ns.法律的终点便是暴政的起点.60,Where there are uncertainties, there are no laws.法律必须具有确定性. 法律名人名言Every law has no atom of stregth, as far as no public opinion supports it.Wendell phillips, American leader against slavery若是没有公众舆论的支持，法律是丝毫没有力量的。美国废奴运动领袖 菲力普斯 WGood order is the foundation of all things.E.Burke, Bt

22、ritish statesman良好的秩序是一切的基础。英国政治家 伯克 E Guilt always hurries towards its complement , punishment; only there does its satisfaction lie.Lawence Durrell, British writer犯罪总是以惩罚相补偿；只有处罚才能使犯罪得到偿还。英国作家 达雷尔 LI disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it ,Voltaire, Frech w

23、riter我不同意你说的话，但是我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。法国作家 伏尔泰 If there were no bad people, there would be no good lawyers.Charles Dickens, British novelist倘若世上没有坏人，也就不会有好的律师。英国小说家 狄更斯 C If we only had some God in the countrys laws, instead of beng in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all ar

24、ound.Mark Twain, American writer如果我们国家的法律中只有某种神灵，而不是殚精竭虑将神灵揉进宪法，总体上来说，法律就会更好。美国作家 马克吐温In nature there are no rewards or punishments; there are consequences.HoraclAnnexley Vachell,British writer自然界中没有奖赏和惩罚，只有因果报应。英国作家 瓦谢尔 H AIt is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.Alfreds Tennyson,

25、Bitish writer与其责骂罪恶，不如伸张正义。英国作家 丁尼生 ALaws are generally found to be nets of such a texture, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in . William Shensto, British poet 人们通常会发现，法律就是这样一种的网，触犯法律的人，小的可以穿网而过，大的可以破网而出，只有中等的才会坠入网中。英国诗人 申斯通 WLaw can nerv

26、er be enforced unless fear supports it.Sophocles, Ancient Greek dramatist如果法律没有恐惧支撑，它绝不能生效。古希腊剧作家 索福克勒斯 Law is the crystallizaton of the habit and thought of society.Woodrow Wilson, American president法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶。美国总统 威尔逊 W Law is order , and good law is good order.Aristole, Ancient Greek philosoph

27、er法律就是秩序，有好的法律才有 好的秩序。古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德 Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.Oliver Goldsmith, British writer法律吸吮穷人的膏血，而富人却掌握着权柄。英国作家 哥尔德斯密斯 O Mankind censure injustice, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from commintting it.Plato, Ancint Grek philosopher人类对于

28、不公正的行为加以指责，并非因为他们愿意做出这种行为，而是惟恐自己会成为这种行为的牺牲者。古希腊哲学家 柏拉图No society can make a perpetual constitution, or even a perpetual law.Thomas Jefferson, America president没有哪个社会可以制订一部永远适用的宪法，甚至一条永远适用的法律。美国总统 杰斐逊 TOne of the most striking and salutary thing in Ameican life is the widespread study of law.Alexis d

29、e Tocqueville ,French judge美国人生活中最显著而又有益的事情莫过于对法律的广泛研究了。法国法官托克维尔 A Punishment is justice for the unjust.Augustine British writer惩罚是对正义 的伸张。英国 奥古斯丁 Really, what we want now, is not laws, against crime, but a law a -gainst insaity.Mark Twain, American writer实际上，我们想要的不是针对犯罪的法律，而是针对疯狂的法律。美国作家 马克吐温Singul

30、arity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is , the more difficult is it to bring it home.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer奇特几乎总能提供一种线索。一种犯罪越是普通，越是不具特点，就越难以查明。英国作家 柯南道尔爵士 A The administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that

31、 it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes.Mark Twain, Arerican writer在个人自己的案件中或是他所看到的案件中不能有疏忽，因此执法从来不能疏忽。美国作家 马克吐温 The law cannot make all men equal, but they are all equal before the law.Frederick Pollck ,British jurist法律不能使人人平等，但是在法律面前人人是平等的英国法学家 波洛克 F The laws of Na

32、ture, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must steadfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them , since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are

33、 better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anarchy if we should adopt them.Mark Twain, American writer自然法即神灵法，只是用来约束每一个个体的法律，我们必须坚定地拒绝遵守。我们应该坚定地遵守忽视神灵法的规章制度，因为规章制度赋予我们和平、比较好的政府和稳定，因而对我们来说，规章制度比神灵法更好，因为如果我们采用神灵法的话，他会将我们陷入迷惑、无序和无政府状态。 法律谚语 法律名言 中英对照

34、Every law has no atom of stregth, as far as no public opinion supports it.Wendell phillips, American leader against slavery若是没有公众舆论的支持，法律是丝毫没有力量的。美国废奴运动领袖 菲力普斯 WGood order is the foundation of all things.E.Burke, Btritish statesman良好的秩序是一切的基础。英国政治家 伯克 EGuilt always hurries towards its complement , p

35、unishment; only there does its satisfaction lie.Lawence Durrell, British writer犯罪总是以惩罚相补偿；只有处罚才能使犯罪得到偿还。英国作家 达雷尔 LI disapprove of what you say, but I will defend to the death your right to say it ,Voltaire, Frech writer我不同意你说的话，但是我愿意誓死捍卫你说话的权利。法国作家 伏尔泰If there were no bad people, there would be no g

36、ood lawyers.Charles Dickens, British novelist倘若世上没有坏人，也就不会有好的律师。英国小说家 狄更斯 CIf we only had some God in the countrys laws, instead of beng in such a sweat to get him into the Constitution, it would be better all around.Mark Twain, American writer如果我们国家的法律中只有某种神灵，而不是殚精竭虑将神灵揉进宪法，总体上来说，法律就会更好。美国作家 马克吐温In

37、 nature there are no rewards or punishments; there are consequences.HoraclAnnexley Vachell,British writer自然界中没有奖赏和惩罚，只有因果报应。英国作家 瓦谢尔 H AIt is better to fight for justice than to rail at the ill.Alfreds Tennyson, Bitish writer与其责骂罪恶，不如伸张正义。英国作家 丁尼生 ALaws are generally found to be nets of such a textu

38、re, as the little creep through, the great break through, and the middle-sized are alone entangled in . William Shensto, British poet 人们通常会发现，法律就是这样一种的网，触犯法律的人，小的可以穿网而过，大的可以破网而出，只有中等的才会坠入网中。英国诗人 申斯通 WLaw can nerver be enforced unless fear supports it.Sophocles, Ancient Greek dramatist如果法律没有恐惧支撑，它绝不能

39、生效。古希腊剧作家 索福克勒斯Law is the crystallizaton of the habit and thought of society.Woodrow Wilson, American president法律是社会习俗和思想的结晶。美国总统 威尔逊 WLaw is order , and good law is good order.Aristole, Ancient Greek philosopher法律就是秩序，有好的法律才有好的秩序。古希腊哲学家 亚里士多德Laws grind the poor, and rich men rule the law.Oliver Gol

40、dsmith, British writer法律吸吮穷人的膏血，而富人却掌握着权柄。英国作家 哥尔德斯密斯 OMankind censure injustice, fearing that they may be the victims of it and not because they shrink from commintting it.Plato, Ancint Grek philosopher人类对于不公正的行为加以指责，并非因为他们愿意做出这种行为，而是惟恐自己会成为这种行为的牺牲者。古希腊哲学家 柏拉图No society can make a perpetual constit

41、ution, or even a perpetual law.Thomas Jefferson, America president没有哪个社会可以制订一部永远适用的宪法，甚至一条永远适用的法律。美国总统 杰斐逊 TOne of the most striking and salutary thing in Ameican life is the widespread study of law.Alexis de Tocqueville ,French judge美国人生活中最显著而又有益的事情莫过于对法律的广泛研究了。法国法官托克维尔 APunishment is justice for t

42、he unjust.Augustine British writer惩罚是对正义的伸张。英国 奥古斯丁Really, what we want now, is not laws, against crime, but a law a -gainst insaity.Mark Twain, American writer实际上，我们想要的不是针对犯罪的法律，而是针对疯狂的法律。美国作家马克吐温Singularity is almost invariably a clue. The more featureless and commonplace a crime is , the more dif

43、ficult is it to bring it home.Sir Arthur Conan Doyle, British writer奇特几乎总能提供一种线索。一种犯罪越是普通，越是不具特点，就越难以查明。英国作家 柯南道尔爵士 AThe administration of the law can never go lax where every individual sees to it that it grows not lax in his own case, or in cases which fall under his eyes.Mark Twain, Arerican writ

44、er在个人自己的案件中或是他所看到的案件中不能有疏忽，因此执法从来不能疏忽。美国作家 马克吐温The law cannot make all men equal, but they are all equal before the law.Frederick Pollck ,British jurist法律不能使人人平等，但是在法律面前人人是平等的英国法学家 波洛克 FThe laws of Nature, that is to say the laws of God, plainly made every human being a law unto himself, we must ste

45、adfastly refuse to obey those laws, and we must as steadfastly stand by the conventions which ignore them , since the statutes furnish us peace, fairly good government and stability, and therefore are better for us than the laws of God, which would soon plunge us into confusion and disorder and anar

46、chy if we should adopt them.Mark Twain, American writer自然法即神灵法，只是用来约束每一个个体的法律，我们必须坚定地拒绝遵守。我们应该坚定地遵守忽视神灵法的规章制度，因为规章制度赋予我们和平、比较好的政府和稳定，因而对我们来说，规章制度比神灵法更好，因为如果我们采用神灵法的话，他会将我们陷入迷惑、无序和无政府状态。美国作家 马克吐温1.All the interpretations of instruments，as far as possible，are to be such that every inconsistency is rem

47、oved.所有的解释，若是可能的话，必是通过消除文本中的矛盾而实现的。 2.No crime is greater than disobedience.没有哪种犯罪比不服从还严重。 3.Custom and agreement overrule law.习惯与合意可以使法律无效。 4.Where there is a right， there is a remedy.有权利便有救济。 5.Ignorance of fact excuses ignorance of the law does not excuse.不知事实可以作为借口，但不知法却不能开脱（罪责）。 6. The law does

48、 not allow of a captious and strained intendment， forsuch nice pretence of certainty confounds true and legal certainty.法律中不允许过度矫情和做作的表述，因为这种伪装的确定性会干扰真正的法律确定性。 7. Truth is afraid of nothing but concealment. 真相无所惧，唯怕被隐瞒。 8.That by punishing a few， the fear of punishment may affect all. 通过惩罚少数人，可以威慑所有

49、人。 9.No man should benefit from his own injustice.没有人应当从自己的过错中获益。人不应当因自己的不义而获益。任何人均不得因其不法行为而获益。10. Justice delayer is justice denied.迟来的正义即非正义西方法谚11. No fortification is such that it cannot be vanquished by money.再坚强的堡垒也敌不过金钱的侵蚀。（西塞罗） 12. The law does not allow of a captious and strained intendment，

50、 for such nice pretence of certainty confounds true and legal certainty.法律中不允许过度矫情和做作的表述，因为这种伪装的确定性会干扰真正的法律确定性。 13. Truth is afraid of nothing but concealment.真相无所惧，唯怕被隐瞒。 14.That by punishing a few， the fear of punishment may affect all.通过惩罚少数人，可以威慑所有人。 15. No Remedy， No Right 没有法律救济，就没有权利Justicemu

51、stnotonlybedone,butmustbeseentobedone. 正义不仅应当得到实现，而且应以人们能够看得见的方式加以实现.Nemocogitationis poenam patitur; Cogitationis poenamnemo patitur. 任何人不因思想受处罚。.Nonestregulaquinfallet. 法律必有漏洞。Nonreunisimenssitrea. 无犯意则无犯人。No one should be punished twice for one fault. 一罪不再罚。A later law overrules an earlier one. 后

52、法优于前法.No one is above the law. 任何人不得凌驾于法律之上。.Law must be stable, and yet it cannot stand still. 法律应该是稳定的，但不能停止不前。-庞德indubioprereo. 存疑时有利于被告。Anevidenceofdebtfoundinpossessionofthedeborispresumedtobepaid. 债务证书在债务人之手中时，推定该债务已清偿。Thereasonofthelawisthesoulofthelaw. 法理乃法律之精神。Thesafetyofthepeopleisthesupre

53、melaw. 人民之安宁乃最高之法律。Theagreementofthepartiesoverridesthelaw。 契约胜法律。affirmanti incumbit probatio non neganti. 肯定者应证明，否定者不应证明.Nolaw,madeafterafactdone,canmakeitacrime.Forbeforethelaw,thereisnotransgressionofthelaw. 法无明文规定不为罪，法无明文规定不受罚。这一拉丁法谚是费尔巴哈提出来的。它涉及到现代刑法中的两项原则：罪刑法定和法不溯及既往。霍布斯在利维坦中所说的一句话也遥遥呼应于这一法 谚

54、：“Nolaw,madeafterafactdone,canmakeitacrime.Forbefore thelaw,thereisnotransgressionofthelaw”（在事实发生之后制定的法律不能将该事实中所涉及的行为 确定为犯罪因为：既无法律，何来违法？）Nothing is so popular as goodness is. 没有什么比善更受欢迎。No command is more authoritative than living a lawful life. 没有什么命令比“过守法的生活”更具有权威性。A transaction between two paties

55、 shouldnt operate to the disadvantage of a third party not in their debt.两方当事人之间的交易不得对利益无涉的第三方不利。No one can be forced to incriminate himself.没有人有义务证明自己有罪。（注：与我国的“坦白从宽，抗拒从严”政策恰好相对）One who gets the advantage ought to sustain the burden.享受好处者应承受相应的负担。（相当于经济学家们常说的“天下没有免费的午餐”）The one who affirms， not the one who denies， should provide evidence.举证责任应由提出主张者、而不是否定（主张）者承担.Law