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ũŞ ›ŬūŮšŦūŬŜŮūŰũ ůŤũ ŞŬŲś ůūŰ šŦŧŞŦŹ—Şůūŭ (principle of right189) ŧŞŦ
ůŞ ťŢ—ŚŨŦŞ ůūŰ ŞšŦŧŞŦūŨŷŠŤůūŰ ›ŨūŰůŦٗūŸ ŚŲūŰũ ŢŮůŦřŮŢŦ ůŤũ ›ŬūŮūŲś
ůūŰŭ Ůůū ŢŬŹůŤ—Ş ŧŞůř ›ŷŮūũ ū ŞšŦŧŞŦūŨŷŠŤůūŭ ›ŨūŰůŦٗŷŭ ŢũůřŮŮŢůŞŦ
ŮŢ ŞŰůŷ ›ūŰ ūŬŦţŷůŞũ Ş›ŷ ůūũ ŁŬŦŮůūůŚŨŤ Ŵŭ ޛŞũūŬťŴůŦŧś šŦŧŞŦūŮŸ-
ũŤ190. ņ ŞŬŲś ůūŰ ŞšŦŧŞŦūŨŷŠŤůūŰ ›ŨūŰůŦٗūŸ ŠŜũŢůŞŦ ŞũůŦŨŤ›ůś Ş›ŷ ůūŰŭ
—ŢŨŢůŤůŚŭ ůūŰ ŞŠŠŨŦŧūŸ šŦŧŞŜūŰ —Ţ ůŬŢŦŭ ůŬŷ›ūŰŭ191. ŏŬŹůūũ, ŮŸ—űŴũŞ
—Ţ ůŤũ ŞŬŲś ůūŰ ŁŬŦŮůūůŚŨŤ ›ŢŬŜ šŦŧŞŦūŮŸũŤŭ, ťŢŴŬūŸ—ŢũŤ ŷůŦ ›ŞŬŚŲŢŦ
ޛŞũŷŬťŴŮŤ, ŷ›ūŰ ũŷ—Ŧ—ūŦ ŧŞũŷũŢŭ ›ŞŬřŠūŰũ řšŦŧŞ Ş›ūůŢŨŚŮ—ŞůŞ Ű›ŷ
ŮŰŠŧŢŧŬŦ—ŚũŢŭ ŮŰũťśŧŢŭ. ¨ŢŸůŢŬūũ, Ŵŭ «ũū—Ŧ—Ť ŞŬŲś» (legal principle)
›ūŰ ŢũŮŴ—ŞůŹũŢŦ ŚũŞ ŢŰŬŸ ŦšŞũŦŧŷ šŦŧŞŦūŮŸũŤŭ, Ş›ŷ ůŤũ ū›ūŜŞ ůŞ šŦ-
ŧŞŮůśŬŦŞ —›ūŬūŸũ ũŞ ŮŰũřŠūŰũ ŨŸŮŢŦŭ ŮŢ ŮŰŠŧŢŧŬŦ—ŚũŞ ›ŬūşŨś—ŞůŞ.
ŒŚŨūŭ, Ş›ŨŹŭ Ŵŭ ũū—Ŧŧś şřŮŤ ŠŦŞ ůŤũ ޛŜŨŰŮŤ ۛūťŚŮŢŴũ Ş›ūŧŞůřŮůŞ-
ŮŤŭ. œ›ŷ ůūũ Łʼn ůŚůūŦŢŭ ›ŬūٛřťŢŦŢŭ ŢŜũŞŦ ›ŢŬŦůůŚŭ, šŢšū—ŚũūŰ ŷůŦ ŨŷŠūŭ
ŦŮŲŸūŭ ůŤŭ ŞŪŜŴŮŤŭ ŢŜũŞŦ ū ŜšŦūŭ ū ũŷ—ūŭ. őŰũޛŹŭ, šŢũ ۛřŬŲŢŦ ţśůŤ—Ş
ũū—Ŧŧśŭ ťŢ—ŢŨŜŴŮŤŭ192, ›ŞŬř —ŷũū ťŚ—Ş ŞũŞţśůŤŮŤŭ ůŤŭ ratio legis, ŷ›Ŵŭ
ŮŢ ŧřťŢ šŦřůŞŪŤ ũŷ—ūŰ193. Ŏ ŜšŦūŭ ū ůŜůŨūŭ ůūŰ ʼnŢűŞŨŞŜūŰ ůūŰ Łʼn («ŁšŦ-
ŧŞŦūŨŷŠŤůūŭ ›ŨūŰůŦٗŷŭ») Ş›ūšŜšŢŦ —Ţ ޛŦůŰŲŜŞ ůūũ ›ŰŬśũŞ, ŠŸŬŴ Ş›ŷ
ůūũ ū›ūŜū ŮůŬŚűŢůŞŦ Ť ŷŨŤ ŬŸť—ŦŮŤ ŧŞŦ ŢŜũŞŦ Ť ŞũřŠŧŤ ũŞ ŢŪŦŮŹũūũůŞŦ
ŞũŦŮŷůŤůŢŭ ›ūŰ ›ŬūŧŨśťŤŧŞũ Ş›ŷ ›ŢŬŦūŰŮŦŞŧŚŭ —ŢůŞşūŨŚŭ194.
4. Ľ›Ŵŭ ›ŬŞũŞűŚŬťŤŧŢ, ůŞ ůŚŮŮŢŬŞ ŮůřšŦŞ ›ūŰ Ş›ūůŢŨūŸũ ›ŨŚūũ ůŤ ťŢ-
—ŢŨŦŹšŤ šū—ś ŞũůŜŨŤųŤŭ —ŦŞŭ ŞŪŜŴŮŤŭ ŞšŦŧŞŦūŨŷŠŤůūŰ ›ŨūŰůŦٗūŸ Ůůū
ŞŠŠŨŦŧŷ šŜŧŞŦū ŢŜũŞŦ195 Ţřũ ŚŲŢŦ ŧŞůŞŮůŢŜ ū ŢũŞŠŷ—Ţũūŭ ›ŨūŰŮŦŷůŢŬūŭ,
Ţřũ ޛśŨťŢ ū ›ŨūŰůŦٗŷŭ —Ţ šŞ›řũŤ ůūŰ ŢũřŠūũůūŭ, Ţřũ ū ›ŨūŰůŦٗŷŭ
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