Judges ought to remember, that their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law.


Of Judicature. - Essays (1625)

Francis Bacon Quotes

Judges ought to remember, that their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law.

Judges ought to remember, that their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law.

Judges ought to remember, that their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law.

Judges ought to remember, that their office is jus dicere, and not jus dare; to interpret law, and not to make law, or give law.