{"id":5032,"date":"2021-10-21T10:15:52","date_gmt":"2021-10-21T08:15:52","guid":{"rendered":"http:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/?p=5032"},"modified":"2025-06-24T17:16:16","modified_gmt":"2025-06-24T15:16:16","slug":"generality-of-the-law-e","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/generality-of-the-law-e\/","title":{"rendered":"Generality of the Law"},"content":{"rendered":"

Argument of the GENERALITY OF THE LAW<\/span><\/h1>\n

In law, the argument of the generality of the law <\/em>[1] states that the law must be applied in its entirety, that is, the law is not negotiable.
\n\u2014 We must not make distinctions where the law does not.
\n\u2014 General terms should not be given particular meanings.
\n\u2014 Most important: The law does not discriminate between persons: all subjects of law are equal before the law.<\/p>\n

This principle is enshrined in the Universal Declaration of Human Rights of 1789, Article 6, \u201cThe law shall be the same for all.\u201d<\/p>\n

The Constitution of the 5th French Republic, Article 1, states, \u00ab\u00a0[The French Republic] shall ensure the equality before the law of all citizens without distinction of origin, race or religion.\u201d<\/p>\n

A reminder:<\/p>\n

Punishment of error does not avoid the great ministers, rewards for good does not overlook commoners
\n<\/strong><\/span>Han Fei (~-283, -233), Han Fei Tzi<\/em>, Section 6, \u201cOn having standards\u201d [2].<\/span><\/p>\n

Any possible exceptions must be explicitly stated in the relevant regulation. For example, while canna\u00adbis consumption is generally prohibited, it may be tolerated<\/em> in some specific places that comply with existing regulation.<\/p>\n

In public places, people’s behavior must conform to the law<\/em> plus the specific rules<\/em> of the place.\u00a0 When rules are strictly enforced, they also follow the principle of generality. If the school rule states in general terms that \u201cthe use of cell phones during class is prohibited <\/em>\u201d, then it applies generally, and does not allow for exceptions or distinctions. One cannot argue that the rule applies only to \u201cthe lower grades<\/em>\u201d, or that exceptions should be made for students who \u201curgently need to manage their bank account<\/em>\u201d, or for \u201cstudents who are in good academic standing<\/em>\u201d, see strict meaning<\/a><\/p>\n

\n[1] Latin a generali sensu<\/em>; Lat. generalis<\/em> \u201cgeneral\u201d, sensus<\/em> \u201cthought, idea\u201d.<\/p>\n[2] Han Fei (~-283, -233) \u2014 Han Fei Tzi<\/em>, Section 6, \u201cOn having standards\u201d; quoted and translated by A. C. Graham, 1989; 2 ed. 1991, p. 277.<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

Argument of the GENERALITY OF THE LAW In law, the argument of the generality of the law [1] states that the law must be applied in its entirety, that is, the law is not negotiable. \u2014 We must not make distinctions where the law does not. \u2014 General terms should not be given particular meanings. […]<\/p>\n","protected":false},"author":2,"featured_media":0,"comment_status":"open","ping_status":"closed","sticky":false,"template":"","format":"standard","meta":{"footnotes":""},"categories":[1],"tags":[],"class_list":["post-5032","post","type-post","status-publish","format-standard","hentry","category-non-classe"],"_links":{"self":[{"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5032","targetHints":{"allow":["GET"]}}],"collection":[{"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts"}],"about":[{"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/types\/post"}],"author":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/users\/2"}],"replies":[{"embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/comments?post=5032"}],"version-history":[{"count":12,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5032\/revisions"}],"predecessor-version":[{"id":14446,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/posts\/5032\/revisions\/14446"}],"wp:attachment":[{"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/media?parent=5032"}],"wp:term":[{"taxonomy":"category","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/categories?post=5032"},{"taxonomy":"post_tag","embeddable":true,"href":"https:\/\/icar.cnrs.fr\/dicoplantin\/wp-json\/wp\/v2\/tags?post=5032"}],"curies":[{"name":"wp","href":"https:\/\/api.w.org\/{rel}","templated":true}]}}