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In law, sua sponte (Latin: "of his, her, its or their own accord") or suo motu/suo moto ("on its own motion") [1] describes an act of authority taken without formal prompting from another party. [2] The term is usually applied to actions by a judge taken without a prior motion or request from the parties.
suo jure: in one's own right: Used in the context of titles of nobility, for instance where a wife may hold a title in her own right rather than through her marriage. suo motu: upon one's own initiative: Also rendered suo moto. Usually used when a court of law, upon its own initiative, (i.e., no petition has been filed) proceeds against a ...
Proprio motu is used to refer to a decision by the prosecutor of the International Criminal Court to initiate an investigation into a situation without a referral from the Security Council or a state party; this power is granted by article 15(1) of the Rome Statute.
The original meaning was similar to "the game is afoot", but its modern meaning, like that of the phrase "crossing the Rubicon", denotes passing the point of no return on a momentous decision and entering into a risky endeavor where the outcome is left to chance. alenda lux ubi orta libertas: Let light be nourished where liberty has arisen
The power of an executive to prevent an action, especially the enactment of legislation. vice versa: the other way around Something that is the same either way. vide: see Used in citations to refer the reader to another location. videlicet: contraction of videre licet, meaning "it is permitted to see" Used in documents to mean "namely" or "that ...
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It has a number of de jure powers which are outlined in the constitution, including appellate and constitutional jurisdiction, and suo moto power to try human rights matters. Through several periods of military rule and constitutional suspensions, the court has also established itself as a de facto check on military power.
On the same day, the Supreme Court of Pakistan (SCP) took a suo moto of the ongoing situation and a three-member bench of the supreme court heard the case. [92] On 7 April 2022, the dismissal of the no-confidence motion without a vote and the subsequent dissolution of the National Assembly was ruled unconstitutional by the supreme court. [93] [94]