Lex posterior derogat priori - "Later law removes the earlier." More recent law overrules older ones on the same matter.⏎
Maleficia propositis distinguuntur - "Evil acts are distinguished from (evil) purposes" or "crimes are distinguished by evil intent." Evil acts are distinguished from evil purposes[4] crimes are distinguished by the intention[5]⏎
Lex specialis derogat legi generali - "A law governing a specific subject matter overrides a law which only governs general matters."⏎
Nemo debet esse iudex in propria - "No one shall be a judge in his own case." In the past it was thought that it included just two rules namely (1) nemo debet esse judex in propria causa (no one shall be a judge in his own case).⏎
Nemo dat quod non habet - [6] The basic rule that a person who does not own property (e.g. a thief) cannot confer it on another except with the true owner's authority (i.e. as his agent). Exceptions to this rule include sales under statutory powers, and cases where the doctrine of estoppel prevents a legal owner from denying a seller's right to sell.⏎