Legal Definition and Related Resources of Cessante ratione legis, cessat ipsa lex

The reason of the lav ceasing, the law itself ceases

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The following is a definition of “Cessante Ratione Legis, Cessat Ipsa Lex”, produced by Tetley, in the context of admiralty law: A Latin maxim, meaning “When the reason for the law ends, the law itself lapses”. See Schorsch-Meier GmbH v. Hennin [1975] Q.B. 416 at p. 425 (C.A. per Lord Denning, M.R.).