UG-CLAT entrance exam Question Bank Solutions for Legal Reasoning

This is a maxim of tort law: "Ex turpi causa non oritur actio".

What is the 'ratio decidendi' in a judgement?

What does the 'sine qua non' rule, in terms of causation, mean?

The doctrine of 'stare decisis' underpins the common law system. What is 'stare decisis'?

Textbooks are always referring to 'obiter dicta' (sometimes shortened to just dicta). What are 'obiter dicta'?

Oops, the House of Lords has stated that a case heard in the Court of Appeal is 'per incuriam'. What did they mean?

Tort seems to be full of catchy Latin phrases-what does this one mean? 'Volenti non-fit injuria'.

I love the phrase 'doll incapax'. What does it means?

Who is amicus curiae?

Res Judicata is known as

Ignorantia Juris Nemineam exusal stands for

Res inspa loquitur means

Delegates non protest delegate means

The doctrine of res judicata means that

Stare decisis means

Ubi jus ibi remedium means

The principle that agreements must be respected in good faith, is known as

Remarks of a judge, which are made casually and are not relevant to the case-in-hand are known as

A right available against the world at large is

Precedent is binding and authoritative on late cases is based on the principle of law known as