Ubi eadem est ratio idem est jus.
Where the reason is the same, the right is the same.
Ubi eadem ratio ibi idem lex.
Where the reason is the same, the law is the same.
Ubi ex jure positivo alicujus gentis reo conceditur, vel prohibetur leges Angliæ, jus ejus gentis in judicio respiciunt ubi actio accrevit.
Where a grant is given, or a prohibition made to an accused person of any nation, by a positive law, the laws of England regard the law of that nation in the trial where the action rose.
Ubi factum nullum, ibi fortia nulla.
Where there is no fact, there is no strong argument.
Ubi lex cogit aliquem ostendere causam, necesse est quod causa sit justa et legitima.
Where the law compels any one to shew cause, it is necessary that there be a just and lawful cause.