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non liquet

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non liquet [ˈnɒn ˈlaɪkwɪt]
adj
(Law) Roman law (of a cause, evidence, etc.) not clear
[Latin, literally: it is not clear]


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2) The Tribunal may not bring in a finding of non liquet on the ground of silence or obscurity of the law.
531-35; and Natalino Ronzitti, "Is the Non Liquet of the Final Report by the Committee Established to Review the NATO Bombing Campaign against the Federal Republic of Yugoslavia Acceptable?
Non liquet means "it is not clear"; the doctrine of non liquet refers to an insufficiency in the law, to the conclusion that the law does not permit deciding a case one way or the other.
 
 
 
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