“The Court must apply fiat justitia ruat caelum” “What does it mean?” “It literally means let justice be done though the heavens fall. Basically, the Courts must do justice regardless of the consequence even if it shakes the system or causes hardship.” “So the idea is that justice comes first, and consequences later?” “Precisely. Hypothetically, if declaring a law unconstitutional destabilizes the government temporarily, the Courts still must strike it down. In drafting, we use this maxim to stress the duty of the judiciary to fearlessly deliver justice.” The legal maxim “Fiat justitia ruat caelum” literally meaning let justice be done though the heavens fall is used in the Courts to mean that courts must do justice according to law even if it causes hardship, inconvenience, or upheaval. This is a maxim used to remind [Read More]

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