| A later statute takes away the effect of a prior one. 后法优于前法. Arms and laws do not flourish together. 武力与法律不能同时兴盛. Consent makes law. 合意产生法律. Custom has the force of law. 民俗具有法律效力. Customs,religious and philosophies tend to form the basis for a nation's laws. 风俗宗教和哲学常是一个国家法律构成之基础. 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. Except as otherwise provided by law. 法律另有规定的除外. Every law has a loop hole. 凡是法律皆有漏洞. Every law has no atom of strength, as far as no public opinion supports it. 若无公众舆论支持,法律是没有丝毫力量的. In civilized life, law floats in a sea of ethics. 在文明社会,法律依靠道德所支撑. |
